What Are Small Claims Court?

Small Claims Court is available in every county of the state, throughout the USA. Small Claims Court is the fastest known resolution forum when it comes to private simple money disputes especially recovering the money owed in small amounts. These simple money disputes are also sometimes called ‘money claims’. If your Claims fall within a certain amount, you can avail of the services of Small Claims Courts. The amount under dispute varies from state to state and usually is between $5000 - $10,000. The best part of filing a suit in Small Claims Court is that it provides the fastest and most inexpensive solution to your civil disputes, and you do not need any lawyer for this task. Small Claims Court has made the legal process so simple that even you yourself can represent your case without the need to pay the hefty lawyer fee. 

Do I Need A Lawyer for Small Claim Court?

Small Claims is the best solution for your small money disputes, without the need of hiring a lawyer. Depending upon the state, hiring a lawyer for small claims is not even allowed. Lawyers tend to take receive a heavy fee, which is not worth it when it comes to small claims. The hearing in Small Claims court is informal and you ought to be present there to represent your case. Filing Small claims is the quickest way to resolve your simple money disputes but the only tricky part is finding the right forms for the right courts. Contact ABC in this regard and we will prepare your case along with the right forms that are required. 

Save Your Time And Energy

Although Small Claims Court has made filing a civil suit relatively very easy but, it requires your precious time as a lot of research goes into finding the right forms for the right court. There’s still a high chance that after spending a lot of time researching you still might make any mistake in regards to selecting the correct form or filling it, which may result in repeating the whole process all over again. This can waste your energy and time, but worry not, as we ABC has got you covered. At ABC we are responsible for doing all the research along with filling the right forms that are needed for filing your small claims. ABC’s staff will review, research, and prepare your case. Once your Small Claims case is drafted, we will send you the documents with instructions.

Use Small Claims For

You can use Small Claims in cases that involve money under a certain amount. The following are the common types of money disputes for which small claims can be claimed:

  • A faulty product
  • Poor service given
  • Being owed a refund
  • Disputes with your landlord - for example, if they haven’t done minor repairs
  • Being owed money for work you’ve done
  • Accidents when you’ve been injured - for example, a car accident
  • Gym contract disputes
  • Overcharges for car repairs or faulty work
  • Unlawful eviction notices
  • Neighbor disputes
  • Unpaid bills
  • Sales where the property or money was not received
  • Pet disputes

ABC’s staffs are specialized in preparing small claims cases with full instructions to make everything easy peasy for you. If you have got any of the above-mentioned or other money disputes, contact ABC right away and we will complete the task. 

Gathering Evidence

Generally, you do not need a lawyer when it comes to Small Claims as ABC will take care of the required documents. All you need is to gather your evidence which can be in the form of 

  • a letter 
  • a receipt
  • photos of the damage caused
  • Invoices of services - for example, for repairs
  • a statement from someone who saw what happened

Organizing your evidence is going to help you stay focused and will support your claim. Along with the evidence you need to be able to summarize your side of the story

Time and Fee for Filing in Small Claims

In most states, the limitation time for filing your small claims is within 2 years from the day when the dispute occurred. Depending on the state in which the small claim was filed, the limitation can be up to 4 years from the day when the dispute occurred. 
You may be required to pay a filing fee of up to $150, court fees, and court clerk services costs. You ought to pay the right amount of fee to the right person of the court on time.