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My 13-year old booked airline tickets, hotel and car on priceline as a mother's day surprise gift. When I found out I immediately called priceline as the weekend she picked I cannot go; they declined to cancel the trip. Can a 13-year old enter into this agreement in my name without my knowledge?
For all intents and purposes, it was "you" that set up this "buy", and are now trying to back out. That will be their view of the matter, if it isn't already. This is because a "Profile" was set up in your name; but, more importantly, is the fact that your 14-year old had access to your credit card to make the purchase. That's the clincher. Credit cards are to be guarded, like any other negotiable instrument - like cash, checks, bonds, stocks, etc.
A lot of adults try to use the excuse that it was "really" their child, a minor, who made the contract when, in fact, that is just a ruse to get out of an otherwise bad deal. So, these on-line companies have set up fairly sophisticated detections in that regard. However, it's not foolproof, as your child proved.
Suffice it to say, because your credit card number was available to your minor child, the odds are that this matter will eventually end up in collections, and then litigation. In the meantime, your credit will suffer. |
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