Will I ever see my money again?

[alicia2001]

I'm not familiar with small claims courts. Stupidly, I have lent my ex-boyfriend thousands of dollars over the past year. I know, I know ... I have definitely learned my lesson with the loser. I have some receipts and VISA statements showing his purchases. I have gotten some money back, but want to get as much of it as I can. What is the maximum amount I can charge him with? He has also said he'll file bankruptucy soon. Can the settlement be put on this? Can I bring him back to court after a bankruptcy and file a claim against him again? Will I ever see my money again? Believe me, this has been a big lesson...I will never lend money again. Being a generous and giving lady, I'll have a hard time trusting a man again. Sorry guys!!

 

[JETX]

"Stupidly, I have lent my ex-boyfriend thousands of dollars over the past year."
Do you have any PROOF that these were loans?? If not, you will have a hard time challenging his probable defense that they were gifts and NOT loans.

"I have some receipts and VISA statements showing his purchases."
Again, without some support for your claim that these were loans, hard to prove.

"I have gotten some money back, but want to get as much of it as I can."
When he paid you, was there ANYTHING in the payments (memo on check, letters, etc.) that show that these were payments for loans??

"What is the maximum amount I can charge him with?"
The jurisdictional limit of small claims is determined by your state.

"has also said he'll file bankruptucy soon."
His filing will pretty much wipe out any claim that you might make against him. If he were to file, your best bet would be to advise the trustee of any and all assets that he might have that he might have 'forgotten' to note in his petition.

"Can the settlement be put on this? Can I bring him back to court after a bankruptcy and file a claim against him again? Will I ever see my money again?"
Pretty much if he files for bankruptcy, whether you have a judgment or not, recovery of your debt will be frozen until the bankruptcy court determines whether to grant his petition or not. And if they do, your debt will very probably be DOA.