Need some advice on some options I have on a civil case my GF is thinking of chasing after a roomate that wrote out a fradulent check....local PD already dropeed the case...any help is appreciated....
Anyone a lawyer out there? need some quick advice...
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I'm a lawyer in Georgia -- California laws may vary substantially. A matter of a bad check is both a criminal matter and a civil matter. The police often chose not to prosecute such cases becase they have "bigger" crimes before them. Anyone who has been given a bad check has the option of going to small claims court, called Magistrate Court in many states, and filing a civil suit against the person who gave them the bad check. Civil suits in Georgia are filed in the county of residence of the defendant rather than the county in which the crime occurred. The civil claim is essentially a breach of contract claim: the check is the contract or promise to pay funds which was not honored because of insufficient funds.
AMG- I will PM you with some more details, not a very complex case, if you dont mind ....thanks
Yup. Small claims court is her best bet.
