hi all, thank you thus far for your thoughts. i 've done some research and it's still considered grand theft in the state of florida altho i got some of the money back in the early 90's. the remaining amount is still grand theft. as i stated ealier it was not a small amount of money.
here's where i'm at with this...i was so hesitant to even hold her accoutable all these years and have made attempts for her to own her debt and do the right thing.
had she not done what she did recently i might have said, oh well, but it is now clear to me that she does not value me at all as her sister. she has totally shut me out of her life and has shut the door on our relationship because i once again asked for my money.
so i'm still mulling this over but as i see it today, i have already 'lost' her (her choice) so what i have to gain is the money she owes. never, ever, would have i done something like this to ANYONE much less a sibling. she and her husband lived high on the hog all their marriage and even now she lives beyond her means. i have always been responsible like i was taught.
ok i'm getting worked up again. i hope to hear some more responses....like this isn't even small claims....it's a felony and grand theft.
what hurt me the most when this happened so long ago was that my dysfunctional, "pink elelphant in the living room" family, avoided me cause they knew what she had done....how f...up is that? i moved back up north and stayed there 25 years after this happened.
and here's the real kicker...when my father was alive he was the state attorney of florida. this would have broken his heart to see this. he always taught us to be honest and responsible.