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hoW muCh Does it Cost? The cost of filing in Small Claims Court is $35.00 if you are filing a case against one defendant, and $5.00 more for each additional defendant.
If you have a claim such as a breach of contract, business dispute, real estate dispute, employment dispute where the damages sought exceed $10,000.00, then this claim must be filed in large claims court.
The disadvantages of Small Claims Court Without lawyers and pretrial procedures, the Judge is completely unprepared for the factual and legal issues that might arise the parties have to hope that the Judge has some experience with such things.
This study answers two fundamental questions about small claims courts: (1) Who usually wins? (2) Do victors collect their judgments? The rate of victory for plaintiffs who file claims and appear in court is eighty-five percent. Of winning plaintiffs, fifty-five percent never collect any part of their judgments.
While most courts dont have a strict minimum amount you can sue for, the practical minimum is usually determined by the small claims court filing fee, which can range from around $25 to $50, meaning you would need to be suing for at least that amount to make it worthwhile to file a lawsuit; however, the maximum amount

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Small claims handles cases in which the demand is not more than $5,000. These are the monetary limits of small claims. If the amount of money you are trying to recover is more than the monetary limits but less than $20,000, your case should be filed in the regular Special Civil Part.

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