Comments on: I have a friend that has owed me money for quite some time

By: javandabarnes

javandabarnes — Sat, 21 May 2022 02:32:03 +0000

NAL You might want to contact the state of Illinois court to determine if you can file individual small claims cases for each debt so that you can remain under the maximum threshold.
Should you be successful in your suit(s) and obtain a judgement against your “friend”, you will need to also obtain a court order granting you the ability to garnish their wages, place a lien on their property etc.
The best place to start is with your state court, the court library and their websites that give instruction, information and provide forms
https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/documents…/approved-forms/

By: leethompson

leethompson — Sat, 21 May 2022 02:01:12 +0000

You need a civil attorney. I am not sure about your state but civil judgments here are usually good for 10 yrs. If he has anything in his name like a car that could potentially be auctioned to pay. If he gets a job you might be able to garnish his wages. If he refuses to pay or get a job after being ordered to by the judge he can be held in contempt.

By: amandamorton

amandamorton — Sat, 21 May 2022 01:27:38 +0000

if or when he gets a job they can put a Lien on his paycheck, taxes and also any personal property like a car

By: matthewblackburn

matthewblackburn — Sat, 21 May 2022 01:01:32 +0000

If you take legal action, and he has nothing, you don’t get paid. Simple as that. No one else pays for him.

By: cito vega-diaz

cito vega-diaz — Sat, 21 May 2022 00:49:12 +0000

What’s interesting is that there is nothing illegal or immoral about listing an item that you don’t yet have: it’s called dropshipping and it was a highly lucrative topic until everyone with an internet connection decided to jump on. You basically find an item on Amazon for $20 and you’d advertise it on eBay for 30 and you’d use the $30 that just came in to buy the item for 20 and ship it to the customer keeping the difference for yourself — this wouldn’t actually require any capital up front so I’m not sure what he would have been borrowing the money for… Instead of spending your cash and buying a PlayStation from the store, he could literally copy and paste the address of the customer into the website from which he’d be buying the PlayStation and they would deal with the shipping so he literally wouldn’t have to get off his rear end to make money. It would appear to me that he was “borrowing” money from you to use and never give back. He ruined your eBay account reputation and potentially got you banned from using eBay for a lifetime as well as open due to a risk of jail time: he was taking people’s money and promising to ship them a PlayStation and then running off with the money but he was doing this in your name so you’re the person who’s legally responsible for this and good luck proving that it was him behind the keyboard and mouse… The first course of action is to, of course, try and recuperate money from the fraudsters bank account, so he took whatever money he could from those kids that thought that they were getting PlayStations and ran off with it and you’re the person left hanging on the hook for the refunds that came out of your pocket. He straight up did you dirty to your face and you’re none the wiser… I would mercilessly report him for being a fraudster.

By: reignjones

reignjones — Sat, 21 May 2022 00:32:16 +0000

You can sue for damages but do not sue for calculated interest. Sue for how much money you actually lost. You will need proof of the damages. You can’t just sue for $10,000 then walk into court and expect the judge to take your word for it. If you win and a judgment is issued against your “friend” then file the judgment with the credit bureau.

By: shannipayne

shannipayne — Sat, 21 May 2022 00:15:02 +0000

Check this: http://smallclaimscourthouse.com/illinois/cook-county/

By: winsonhsieh

winsonhsieh — Fri, 20 May 2022 23:23:14 +0000

from what I researched the statute of limitations in Illinois for a personal debt is 5 years after the last payment was made. The last payment he made me was on June 12th of last year. So I’m assuming I have until June 12, 2026 to collect

By: johnmcmillen

johnmcmillen — Fri, 20 May 2022 22:47:02 +0000

First, you need to look at your state’s statute of limitations laws.