Small Claims Court.

What is a Small Claims Court?

Small Claims Court is a division of the Superior Court where individuals and entities can file lawsuits and small claims to recover money or recover property damages. Small claims courts are operational to address many disputes which involve a relatively small amount of money. Small Claims Court handles different types of small disputes including civil and property damages easily and smoothly without hiring an attorney. These small claims are designed in such a way that a layman having no legal experience can also proceed with the small claim case by hiring a small claims attorney or himself by paying small amount of money which is the filing fee of the court.

What you should know:

• Small claim court locations.
• Statute of Limitations on small claim.
• What is the maximum amount for small claims court?
• How much does a small claims court cost?
• What types of small claims cases heard in small claim court?
• How to file a small claim lawsuit in small claim court.

Who can sue in Small Claim Court of USA?

Those who can claim for Small Claim Nationwide are listed below:

• Married couples
• Business partnerships
• Corporations
• Government agencies
• Motor Vehicle Claims
• Minors
• Prisoners
• Bill collectors

How Much Does It Cost To Small Claim Court?

There is a $30filling fee for a case asking for up to $1500. To claim over $1500, and up to $5,000, there is a filing fee of $50.  If your claim is above $5,000, the filing fee is $75. If you file more than 12 cases in a year, subsequent cases will cost $100.

Small Claims Court Advisors

If you have any concerns about your small claims case or your case is complicated, you can get help from Small Claims Advisors who are experts preparing your case in small claim courts. They can provide you with legal help and will provide you all the required information. They only can help you out throughout the process, but they are not your representatives in small claims courts.

What Happens After the Judgment?

After filing the court papers in small claims court you will get the judgment. If all the things go smooth, you will win the case and you will get the order of judgement that describes that the defendant will pay you the damage. If the defendant does not pay you after the judgement, you will need to prepare some additional forms to enforce the defendant to pay you by law.

If you win the small claim lawsuit, the court will order the defendant to pay you the due amount. After this order, you will be the responsible to collect the claimed amount from the defendant by Wage garnishment, Bank levy or Property liens. If you lose the case, you will not be able to collect any money from the defendant.

There is also an option of settlement that sometimes occurs after filing the court papers in small claims courts. Sometimes parties make a settlement agreement between them before the court’s decision. If this happens, there is no need for the court judgment, and the case resolved without any court order.

You must notify the court about the situation, the court will ask you to submit a dismissal form. After filing a Request for Dismissal (Form CIV-110) lform your case will be closed.