How to Respond When a Client Breaks the Contract

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Preview โ€” The Goal

๐ŸŽฏ The Goal: The invoice is 45 days overdue, the client stopped answering, or they're demanding triple the agreed scope โ€” and your fury is drafting texts in your head. Send them and you lose twice: threats and rage-messages torch your leverage AND become exhibits against you later. The professional sequence: quietly lock down your work, send ONE certified formal letter with clear deadlines, and only then escalate to small claims. Calm, documented, and sequenced โ€” that's how the money actually gets recovered.