Q: I loaned $7,000 dollars to my ex girlfriend who lives in Canada. She acknowledged the debt in our text communication
I want to sue her to have her wages garnished, to make sure I get repaid. Do Pennsylvania courts and Canadian courts work together in cases like this? Can I file my claim in Pennsylvania? Since I wired the money to Canada, who has jurisdiction in a case like this? She lives in British Columbia and it would be too hard to get there to file a suit in their court. She has been very confrontational in our communication and I know she intends to string me along and not repay me if she can. The reason I loaned her the money was she was homeless. But she just got a job in her field and now she is in a position to make repayment in the near future. Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
A: What you need to do is to actually go see a private attorney in PA, and you probably have to file the suit there.
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