To Sue or Not to Sue

What should you do when a relationship is over and the other person hasn’t lived up to the agreements you both made? If loss of a large amount of money is involved, a lawsuit or threat of a lawsuit may be worthwhile. If the dollar amount is relatively small, the wiser course of action probably is to walk away, hopefully with some added wisdom for dealing with the next relationship. Similarly, if there is no practical way to collect the amount due from the person who broke a promise--if, for example, the person has virtually no assets nor steady source of income--a lawsuit is not likely to be worth the effort.