what should i do now?
By snayak11
@snayak11 (154)
India
March 13, 2009 3:36pm CST
until 2008 january i had a very sound income. i was in well paid job, i had very good return from my business too. at that time i thought i shouldnt keep these surplus money with me and then decided to keep those money in a very close person's account , who is a family member of mine too. now for the last one year the scenerio changed a lot. with respect to the economy , my earning also come down to less than half of my previous earning. now i need those money , i saved . but that person is not interested to give me back and he even avoiding... i have no proof. what shall i do?
3 responses
@savypat (20216)
• United States
13 Mar 09
I don't know what to tell you. Is there no way you can put pressure on this person?
Depending on how much money is involved, in the USA you can take him to small claims court. There it's pretty much your word against his and whom ever the Judge believes gets the money. In India I don't know if you have anything like that. But if nothing else works you've learned a very valuable lesson. It's called CYA
which means cover your behind.
@ihearttinytim (614)
• United States
13 Mar 09
One thing they teach us in medical school is, "If it is not documented, it did not happen, and your word will not pass as evidence for a judge." This guy has no proof, so his case will not hold up in a U.S. court of law.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
14 Mar 09
In small claims court things are much more casual, of course some type of documentation is always better or even a witness can help. But these cases are often mediated where each agrees to abide by the mediators decision. Each state or even county if different in these small claims courts. You see these cases on TV but they are much more formal then the ones in small towns. We are reading this story and believe it is true, but we have not heard the other side, there might be much more to the story. A mediator listens to both sides and then make a ruling.
@ihearttinytim (614)
• United States
13 Mar 09
There is nothing you can do. I hate to say it, but you are petty much screwed. I never lend anyone large sums of money - especially family - they are the first ones to not pay you back. I think the whole psychology on that is "Hey! They are family - they know I am good for it." By large sums, I mean anything $10 or more. These days, $10 is gas money, which is precious.
@jstmarfz (1498)
• United States
13 Mar 09
That's really too bad. Since you said that you have no proof then you can't sue the person to give your money back. But I think the best thing to do is to go to a lawyer and ask for advice what you need to do in order to get your money back from that person.
