If you ever get ripped off for a few thousand dollars, you might not be able to – or need to – hire an attorney. You should consider suing in small claims court. Here’s how that works.

The small claims court system was developed to help individuals resolve relatively minor financial and property disputes without the aid of a lawyer. In small claims court, both plaintiff and ...

In Ohio, financial disputes involving $3,000 or less can be resolved through a small-claims lawsuit, with each county or city municipal court having a small-claims division to handle such disputes ...

In Newport News, it costs $46 to file a Warrant in Debt — the form a plaintiff uses to file a civil claim against someone else, whether in small claims court or General District Court.

Q: We have a lot of questions because we are filing a small claims court case, and the other party (a contractor) says he is going to counter sue. So, how do we go about filing, serving, dealing ...

Is it easy to make a claim in small claims court? Small claims courts were developed so people with grievances could represent themselves without lawyers in courts with simplified procedures.

How to Write Small Claims Statement of Claim. If you can't resolve a dispute and money is involved, you have the option of small-claims or conciliation court. This is the public legal forum for ...

In her case, it was the latter. Plaintiffs can’t file for divorce, slander, to recover a title for property or enforce a lien on a property in small claims, according to state law.