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Contracts are not about ethics unless the contract asks you to do something illegal. Sounds like you expect everyone to cut you a break because you are special.

Unfortunately he is right...there is nothing that forces him to supply this information except for any agreement from your company or a court order after a trial. You have the right to demand to know what you paid for...he has the right to decline this but he is risking payment. If you already paid then your leverage to get this information has decreased. It may take a lawsuit to determine what is owed. But if you agreed to a certifiable price up front and paid it and he did the job, it is unlikely that a Court would lower the amount you paid him unless true fraud occurred.

If you file bankruptcy the collection agency will have to release the hold on your bank account. You probably should open another bank account and have your money deposited in a new account, so future money won't be frozen.