How do you get someone to pay you from another country?

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Hi, apologies if I'm posting this in the wrong section, tried legal but no answer.

Writing on behalf of my boyfriend, he did some design work for a person 10 years ago and she still owes him just over €5000. He was living in Spain at the time and she is in Ireland. He is now in London (as am I). They have had lots of correspondence over the years and she fully knows what she owes him, paid the odd tiny instalment here and there - it's just lately she is full of excuses. But posts pics of herself on Facebook riding horses, etc.

He suffered from ill health for a few years (and moved a lot) so didn't deal with the stress of dealing with her legally - is it too late now? How can I help him get his money back from her?

I've heard of something called a European Payment order - can you do that without a solicitor? Or do you absolutely NEED a solicitor?

I regularly send money to the US - it's easy to do, you just need the will to do it, and that's where I'm sure the problem is. Sorry.There's a drop down menu, choose make an international payment option,choose the country,you'll be told the exchange rate, fill in the sort code and account no.Then press SEND.
Alternatively, she can go into a branch of her bank and they'll do it for her AND give her a print out of the exchange. Sorted.
But, unfortunately, she's going to want to do it....
Absolutely no solicitor needed. Money gets transferred internationally all the time. Hope this helps.

On another post you say that the debtor has gone bankrupt twice. This means that they are not allowed to pay you any money by law. I'm sorry but I think for his own mental health he needs to let this go.

So under EU rules (which as far as I’m aware still apply) he’d have to sue her in Ireland going off what you’ve put above. I’m not sure what the limitation period is in Ireland. In England he’d be out of time but the rules may be different in Irish courts.