Originally Posted by sylvia77
I got it wrong, she is not my mother in law, she's my daughters husbands mother.
That's a whole other issue. Did she contact you as a business client or as extended family. As extended family, you honestly don't owe her anything and yes, she should pay you for your time, especially if she can afford to do it. This is one of those touchy situations though as you sure don't want to cause problems for your daughter. You're already working on it, so I'd finish them up but doubt I'd take on any of her projects in the future. Good luck and hope things work out well.
Normally when people ask me for a "favor," I do sit down with a contract spelling out what they are asking me to do, what they expect of me AND what I expect in return. If I really want to do, I make it easy to accept; if not, I usually word something such that they don't want me to do them this favor. For family and extended family, I do go the distance to make things work the first time though. If not, I make sure not to get in that situation again.