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Good afternoon. Yes, you do have sufficient information. The whole key in these issues is whether the funds advanced were intended as a gift or a Loan that needed to be repaid. Your text message clearly categorizes it as a loan. If he will not pay you voluntarily, file suit against him. Once the suit is filed and a
judgment awarded, you become a Judgment Creditor and can have the
sheriff serve a summons on the losing party for a debtor examination. That
forces the losing party to meet the judgment creditor in court and answer
questions under oath about the losing party's assets. After that information is obtained, the judgment
creditor has the power to garnish wages,
attach bank accounts, and/or have the sheriff seize other property to satisfy the judgment.

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