Legal Question in Business Law in New Jersey
stop payment on check
i am a business owner. i provided a service-collected acheck for payment.client signed contract (completely satisfied)paid amount owed. 5 days later with no notice stopped payment on check saying that they did not like the job done. what are my legal rights
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: stop payment on check
You can sue them or you can file criminal charges against them. Keep in mind that police do not like to be collection agencies so they may not do anything with it. However, you can get a private attorney to handle this in the criminal courts for you as well.
Re: stop payment on check
You can file a civil suit to recover the amount you claim is due. Depending on the amount involved, this may be something that you can do yourself in Small Claims court or you may be better off getting a lawyer to represent you.
If you are convinced that the check was given to you when the other party did not have any intention to pay, there may also be a criminal violation.
See also: http://info.corbettlaw.net/lawguru.htm
Re: stop payment on check
sue them. probably smart to hire a lawyer, and do it right.
I do this kind of work. You would not believe the nonsense stories these people tell.
If you would like, give me a call; I am in Hackensack (northern New Jersey). I will be happy to discuss
this with you; a brief telephone consultation will be free.
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