Going to small claims court is useless. I had to do this with my former employer. IT cost me about $130 to file, $40 to get the Sherrif to deliver the summons (they failed both times), $100 to hire a PI to deliver it. I won my case a year ago. I still have not been paid. Just because you win a case against someone doesn't mean anything. You have to go to court over and over again to TRY to get them to pay. It's just not worth it.
Brian Yager President - North AL Cold Fusion Users Group Sr. Systems Analyst NCCIM/CIC [EMAIL PROTECTED] (256) 842-8342 -----Original Message----- From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 11:08 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: OT: Advice and opinion on client who has a problem paying bills [EMAIL PROTECTED] .... just for discussions like this. and At 10:13 AM 3/16/2002 -0800, you wrote: >So now I'm wondering what are my options. I know I'm going to have trouble >collecting from her, I mean there's more to their next invoice than this >links page and she is well aware of my rates. I don't exactly have the funds >to take her to small claims court either. For the record, in Connecticut, you can sue in small claims for up to ~$3500 ( It varies from state to state). The charge for filing ( last I remember ) is about $30. I've never had to do this, though. It will cost you more to be out of the office for that day than it will to sue in small claims court. If you have your documentation ( and story ) solid you should have no trouble going to small claims court with a lawyer. ( However, achieving a judgement against someone and collecting are two different things ) If you sue someone, don't expect any future work out of them. If you hire a lawyer to send nasty official sounding letters you might get paid without going to court, however I also wouldn't expect any future work from them. -- Jeffry Houser | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Need a Web Developer? Contact me! AIM: Reboog711 | Fax / Phone: 860-223-7946 -- My Books: http://www.instantcoldfusion.com My Band: http://www.farcryfly.com ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
