BEAT: Loaned friend 10K, can't get it back now

[centaurmyth]

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Money does not ruin friendships. I would pay 10k any day to find out that my best friend was really a scumbag in disguise that I should not be wasting my friendship to.

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beat: having to pay $10k to determine the trustworthiness of your best friend.

[Stake Monster]

I lost my best friend over a debt, so yea never loan to friends. Money gets in between people. GL with the retrieval.

[Jorge V]

He now works at Majestic as a dealer.

[wtfsvi]

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beat: having to pay $10k to determine the trustworthiness of your best friend.

[/ QUOTE ] You loan your best friend 10k because you trust him. He doesn't pay back because it turns out he is a scumbag. It's only after he turned out to be a scumbag that it was to find out he was one. Before that it was just to help out your best friend. Perfect system.

[rzweig]

sounds like a dirt bag- beat the [censored] out of him.

[arahant]

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I dont think suing him would be a problem. He will not deny owing me the money and I have proof through text messages so proof is not a problem. I just have no clue how to go about this and where to start. What happens if I win, but he does not have the money available upfront? Since he has a job, would the judge just take out a percentage from his check. I have no clue how any of this works. I would be glad to offer a percentage to anyone who would be willing to help me out. Anyone who is interested please PM me.

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Ok, here's the deal for CA small claims...I can't figure out if you guys both live in IL or what...

You go to the courthouse, you ask around for the small claims folks, they give you a form. You fill out the form and pay something like $50...The court gives you a courtdate, then you need to 'serve' your 'friend' with the paperwork that says "show up in court on X date". You can do this in a few ways (certified mail, process server, etc.).

You go to court. In CA, lawyers are not allowed in small claims. Don't know about elsewhere.

Unfortunately, if you go to court, and you win, it's not like he goes to jail if he doesn't pay you. If he decides to be a dick, you need to go through additional court proceedings to garnish wages or bank accounts. What winning does is convert your personal 'debt' into a real, legal obligation. He can still get away with not paying in most cases, but it becomes public record, and can mess up his credit, job apps, etc...(unless he works construction or McD's, in which case...who cares)

I would give him some more time before bothering with it, and continue to accumulate evidence (as others have suggested).

[lowkey]

quick answer... get some goonies... show up at his work... go in his pockets... problem solved

[Admo]

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The court gives you a courtdate, then you need to 'serve' your 'friend' with the paperwork that says "show up in court on X date". You can do this in a few ways (certified mail, process server, etc.).

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For intimidation route, pay the fee to hire the sheriff or marshall to serve him. This goes a long way in letting him know you're serious.

[hlacheen]

[HOWMANY]

Not even close: