<prompt> Human: As the title said my wifes parents have asked us to temporarily loan them around 14000 dollars. As far as I can tell my wife has been the intermediary so far they need the money to top up a shortfall in her fathers pension so they can qualify for a line of credit. Apparently the bank will approve the L.O.C. once they see the extra income from the pension. Im not 100 sure what the L.O.C. is for but I believe it is possibly to fix up the house to sell and to pay for the shortfall in the pension. I had agreed to this previously under the pretext that it would be a few thousand dollars but that was I think a bit of an intentional understatement by my wife. What I would appreciate help with is finding a resource to help me write up a contract I do love and respect them, but that is a large amount of money and any good advice on how to bring up said contract. Thanks in advance for any help  <response>: Google promissory note personal loan. Prepare for the likely eventuality that they dont pay you back. At that point, youll need to decide to either let it go or sue them and create one or more strained relationships. 