minor loan loan-guarantee tax-law
Is a minor liable to pay old dues to his father on attaining majority?
<p>I had some stepfathers and an equal number of fostermothers in my life. My Stepfathers used to work in customs and central excise department of the government of INDIA. They used to be transferred from one office to another. They used to incur expenditures on account of my food, study, dresses and sometimes restaurant bills. </p>

<p>When I attained the majority, one of my stepfathers demanded money for the period when I was a minor and the date of my attaining majority for distribution among stepfathers or mothers who are alive. After attaining the majority this is usual I will have to pay the rest amount, He threatened to file a court case against me, I think he complained against me in the court besides informing my office/head office and his office. </p>

<p>I was struggling as some of the stepfathers and foster mothers have subseqently died. How I can hand over money to dead persons? </p>

<p>I lived in the same house with them until they died. I have not handed over a single Indian rupee to them, because I was poor and they died in succession.</p>

<p>Now I have enough money but I can't repay the loan because they are dead. When they needed/wanted I could not pay them any amount of money. Now I am remorseful but I can't send money to people who have already died. I have paid good amounts to religious places and I wish to pay more for their peace. 
My original mother and father died when I was a newborn.                                                                                </p>

<p>My question is what is my legal position?  Do I have to pay the rest amount which is the total amount of the loan to any office of the government of India?</p>

<h2>What loan?</h2>

<p>People provided you, as a child, food, shelter and the necessities of life. If these people were your legal guardians then this is their <strong>obligation</strong>; if they weren’t then this is a <strong>gift</strong>.</p>

<p>Legally you owe nobody anything for this. Ethically and culturally, well, that’s up to you.</p>

<p>Apart from what Dale is saying, if someone gave you a loan, there would have to be a loan contract. I suppose there isn’t one, right? No contract, no loan, no repayment. </p>

<p>If there was a loan contract, any contract that you entered as a minor is voidable. So if your stepfather gave you say a $10,000 loan, with a signed contract, you could void that loan contract at any time and he would have no right to the money back. </p>

<p>If your stepfather told you “I’ll give you food and shelter, but it’s a loan that you have to repay”, that would be a contract that you entered under duress and therefore void. </p>

<p>Summary: As Dale said, he has no right to any money. Second, for two or three different reasons, he would still have no right to any money. </p>
