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Quick actions:Small-claims court is built for people without lawyers. EasySuit walks you through building your case, drafting your statement of claim, filing with the court, serving the defendant, and preparing for your hearing.
LawSensai is not a law firm. EasySuit provides general legal information and document preparation, not legal advice.
Small-claims court is a simplified court that handles money disputes up to a dollar limit set by each state, usually somewhere between a few thousand and ten or fifteen thousand dollars. It is designed for everyday people to bring claims themselves: money you’re owed and never got paid back, damage to your property or vehicle, work or services you paid for that weren’t done right, or a deposit that wasn’t returned. Hearings are short and informal. Lawyers are usually not required, and in some states are not allowed at all.
Four steps, in plain language, from your story to a filed and served claim.
Answer a few plain-language questions, who you're claiming against, what happened, the amount, and where you'd file. About three minutes.
From the facts you provided, EasySuit prepares a draft statement of claim as a starting template, you review it, fill in the blanks, and certify it before anything leaves the product.
Follow the step-by-step filing guide to take your claim to the small-claims court that handles your case. Pay the fee, or ask for a waiver if cost is the barrier.
EasySuit walks you through formally notifying the defendant and getting ready for your court date, what to bring, what to expect, and what to ask the court to do.
Everything you need to bring a small-claims case yourself, in one place.
A plain-language intake that gathers what your statement of claim needs, who, what, when, how much, and where, without legal jargon.
A drafted statement of claim prepared from your matter, a starting template you review, complete, and certify before filing.
A step-by-step walkthrough of filing with the court, formally serving the defendant, and filing your proof of service.
What to bring, what to expect, how to present your evidence, and how to clearly state what you are asking the court to do.
EasySuit is built to tell you the truth about your claim, including when the small-claims court is the right place, and when it isn't.
Want a lawyer to take it on? At any point you can hand your matter to a licensed attorney, EasySuit organizes everything so they can pick it up quickly.
Many people file a small-claims case on their own, and EasySuit is built to make that genuinely doable. But if your case is larger or more complicated than small claims is built for, EasySuit will tell you, and you can hand your matter to a licensed attorney at any point.
Tell us what happened, it takes about three minutes to begin.
LawSensai is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. EasySuit offers general legal information and document preparation to help you bring a small-claims case, and can connect you with an attorney. Court rules, filing limits, and deadlines vary, consider consulting a licensed attorney about your situation.