International debt collection ?
Where is the debtor now resident?
Under the Brussels Convention of 27 September 1968 on jurisdiction and
the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters a resident
of one contracting state may be sued in the courts of another
contracting state for a civil or commercial debt unless the contract
underlying the transaction specifies another forum for jurisdiction.
The United States is a signatory to the Convention and, if the debtor is
resident within the jurisdiction of another signatory, he may be sued
in the USA. Furthermore, any judgment obtained is enforceable through
the courts of the defendant's jurisdiction..
-Now resident in the UK. Based on that information, it looks as
though they could go the whole way to collect the debt.
Regardless of any moral judgements on the wrongs of falling into
debt; my intention is to finally settle the account befor