Amigo Loan Guarantors - Taking your sister to court

badmemory

Well, if it was my SIL or even my sister who had effectively stolen this amount from me & showed absolutely no remorse, I don't think I would ever want to have any relationship (even a very bad one) with her ever again. It isn't something you could ever forget & in every dealing with her you would be aware of having to protect yourself. Could you imagine her arranging for example a 40th wedding anniversary for her parents, could you contemplate handing over a deposit for the meal etc to her? Even 10 years on that could never happen.


One may forgive but never ever forget.

dealer_wins

badmemory wrote: »

Well, if it was my SIL or even my sister who had effectively stolen this amount from me & showed absolutely no remorse, I don't think I would ever want to have any relationship (even a very bad one) with her ever again. It isn't something you could ever forget & in every dealing with her you would be aware of having to protect yourself. Could you imagine her arranging for example a 40th wedding anniversary for her parents, could you contemplate handing over a deposit for the meal etc to her? Even 10 years on that could never happen.


One may forgive but never ever forget.

I would feel and be exactly the same. I actually expect family to treat me better than my friends etc do, not worse.

00ec25

CumbrianWolf wrote: »

My main question here is even if the court ruled in our favour (which they unquestionable will), how would the money be recovered if she lives off the state/child benefits presently. I presume there would be some repayment plan put in place, but what legally binding thing would force her to pay it? Would it come out of her benefits?

your position will be no different to what it is now - she does not have sufficient income to pay her debts, so even with a court order and attachment of earnings you won't be getting paid any time soon.

What possessions does she have that you have documentary evidence she owns so your bailiffs can seize those and sell them? Bearing in mind of course the bailiff's fee needs to be paid first from any money obtained....