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What is small claims assistance?

What is small claims assistance?

The Small Claims Assistance Program is staffed by volunteer lawyers and paralegals who provide free legal assistance to self-represented small claims litigants.

How do you file a small claim case?

File the claim. Visit your county courthouse to fill out the necessary paperwork. In some counties, you can find the required paperwork online. Depending on your state, the online forms may include a “Plaintiff’s Claim and Order to Go to Small Claims Court” form as well as a “Proof of Service (Small Claims)” form.

How do you respond to small claims summons?

Taking action to deal with the problem is the best response to a summons. Take a breath, keep calm, and get a strategy in place. Remember this is America where people sue other people for just about anything imaginable.

How do I file a small claim online?

Click on “File a claim” or “Small Claims” on the site you are directed to. Fill out the small claim form. This includes the persons involved; the issue, item, or event that sparked the small claim; and what damages you are seeking. Then click “submit” to file the small claim.

The Small Claims Assistance Program is staffed by volunteer lawyers and paralegals who provide free legal assistance to self-represented small claims litigants.

File the claim. Visit your county courthouse to fill out the necessary paperwork. In some counties, you can find the required paperwork online. Depending on your state, the online forms may include a “Plaintiff’s Claim and Order to Go to Small Claims Court” form as well as a “ Proof of Service (Small Claims)” form.

Taking action to deal with the problem is the best response to a summons. Take a breath, keep calm, and get a strategy in place. Remember this is America where people sue other people for just about anything imaginable.

Click on “File a claim” or “Small Claims” on the site you are directed to. Fill out the small claim form. This includes the persons involved; the issue, item, or event that sparked the small claim; and what damages you are seeking. Then click “submit” to file the small claim.