Document your efforts and any agreements he made; phone notes, copies, etc. Get the whole trail documented.

Recapitulate the history in a new letter stating exactly whart he did and or agreed to when. keep the facts clear and unencumbered with extreme emotional color.

If you want to try other recourses first, send a copy to all those family members who will be broken up of a final request for repayment which includes the entire time track. Let them all have the story. Keep documenting every new development.

If you want legal recourse rather than just embarassing the hell out of him, your claim might fit under Small Claims court dependingon the state. Other wise it is likely not to cover legal costs unless he pays up.

A lawyer needs to advise you about collection proceedings, as well; for example, legal garnering, or a collection agency might be just the thing and they can take all the heat.

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