legel advice

[kimm2]

Hi all

i have a small little problem and i am hoping that someone may be able to assist me.

I have a previous client has refuses to pay their bill for services received by myself back at the end of July 08.

I have sent them a final reminder asking for payment by the end of last week, and stated that any overdue fee are subject to a 5% administration charge each month, and that i am also seeking legal representation on recovering their over due account.

As of yet i still have not been paid and have not heard from the previous client as to when they do intend to pay their account up.

can anyone help or assist me on this matter

with regards
kim

[LSnyder]

Hi Kim,

If you had a legal contract, depending on the balance you may want to contact a local collection agency. Problem being, the agency will keep a percentage.
There is always small claims court which is a minimal fee and you include that fee in with the balance due.
I don't know what was actually stated in your letters, however, you have to be careful on your wording. You may want to read up on the Fair Debt Law to make sure you have not violated the debtors rights.

Good luck.

Kindly,

Lisa Snyder

[Deal_Maker]

Hire a vicious lawyer to get in touch with them. It's not conventional advice, but it works.

[andrewlm]

Hire a vicious lawyer to get in touch with them. It's not conventional advice, but it works.

I too agree with you!!

[bking]

Collections is a field full of landmines. As the first responsive post said, be careful about the fair collections practices laws. I'd give small claims a court, depending on the bill. Sometimes us lawyers are just too expensive to make pursuing a bill worthwhile. You don't want to pay your attorney more than you'd collect on the outstanding bill.

[Barkri12]

Hi all

i have a small little problem and i am hoping that someone may be able to assist me.

I have a previous client has refuses to pay their bill for services received by myself back at the end of July 08.

I have sent them a final reminder asking for payment by the end of last week, and stated that any overdue fee are subject to a 5% administration charge each month, and that i am also seeking legal representation on recovering their over due account.

As of yet i still have not been paid and have not heard from the previous client as to when they do intend to pay their account up.

can anyone help or assist me on this matter

with regards
kim

Setting up an LLC for your small business is a wise idea, but there are reasons why you may need a "C-Corp" instead. You need to seek professional legal advice to figure out what is best for your situation and make sure the paper work is done correctly and filed appropriately so your LLC is legitimate. Perhaps this is something you'll think about in 2009 to dodge those ever present legal landmines.

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[GoldenWebDesign]

Hi Kim,

If you had a legal contract, depending on the balance you may want to contact a local collection agency. Problem being, the agency will keep a percentage.
There is always small claims court which is a minimal fee and you include that fee in with the balance due.
I don't know what was actually stated in your letters, however, you have to be careful on your wording. You may want to read up on the Fair Debt Law to make sure you have not violated the debtors rights.

Good luck.

Kindly,

Lisa Snyder

These are two options but you can offset the costs of litigation, when included in the petition filed in small claims courts. Also there is an option for interest charges to be made from the date the debt had become due.

As for collection agencies, look first at their success rate and the options they provide the debtors regarding compromise payments. Then decide from there.