Hell no. She tried to give me an excuse and then a sob story and I told her if she was hurting for money she should have been here when she said she would. I told her I definitely wouldn’t be paying and she could take me to court if she feels I’m liable.
As someone else said not in small claims. But also small claims itself is way less expensive than most think, in my state the fee is generally around $50. Also it's not some long drawn out litigation process, normally it's one hearing and you're in and out in a couple hours total.
Also many places the person you're suing has to pay your court fees if the ruling is in your favor, as well as reasonable costs incurred from attempting to recover the debt(ie. A few hours pay based on your avg hourly income or the median avg, for your time in court and filing).
Those extra fees also incentivize anyone with more than a few brain cells to just pay up if they think you're seriously gonna take them to small claims. A $50 debt could easily turn into $200+.
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u/HappyFireChaos 1d ago
did you end up actually paying it?