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Hi all, I did a little searching and did not find any direct information on this.

I did a no no. I subcontracted my work to a "personal Organizer" (who is not even a contractor). I did some monthly maintenance on her client's house and did a rather large pruning job. At first, I was having a hard time getting her to pay me. Finally, after I said I would not do any more work for her until she paid up, she brought me a check for the amount owed plus a down payment for the work to be done. Then, of course, because I'm overly optimistic and try too hard to think everyone is on the up and up, I continued to do work for her. Two weeks later, my bank notifies me that the check she gave me bounced. So, now I'm in it for over $700 (large amount for my tiny company). I called her and she apologized profusely and said she would pay me with a credit card via pay pal. Three days have passed, and still no payment.

Do I have any way to get the money from her or would I have to go after her client? I'm worried that I can go after no one, because I only have a written agreement form her agreeing to pay for the work, but she is not a legal contractor. I have nothing in writing from her client agreeing that he would pay me for work done.

Any thoughts? Do I have a leg to stand on if I need to take her to small claims?