What It Takes to Win in Texas Small Claims Court
Winning a Texas small claims case comes down to proof. How the justice court hearing works, the burden of proof, and the evidence and witnesses that decide it.
Rachel Monroe
How to Collect a Florida Small Claims Judgment
Winning is only half the job. How a judgment creditor collects a Florida small claims judgment through liens, writs of execution, and garnishment, and the exemptions that limit it.
Florida Small Claims Appeals: The 30-Day Circuit Court Path
A Florida small claims appeal goes to the circuit court and reviews the county court’s judgment for legal error, not for a new trial. Here are the 30-day deadline, the filing fee, the record requirement, and how to stop collection while the appeal is pending.
What Happens at a Florida Small Claims Hearing?
In Florida, the first small claims court date is a pretrial conference, not a trial. Here is how parties prepare: the pretrial conference, evidence, witnesses, mediation, and the trial itself.
Default Judgment in Florida Small Claims
How a default judgment works in Florida small claims: when a no-show defendant is defaulted, how the court sets the amount, and how to move to set one aside.
Filing a Small Claims Case in Florida
Florida small claims handles money disputes of $8,000 or less in county court. How to confirm your claim fits, pick a county, file the Statement of Claim, pay the fee, and serve the defendant.
Florida Small Claims Rules, from Filing to Execution
How Florida’s small claims rules (Rules 7.010 through 7.345) move a money claim of $8,000 or less from the Statement of Claim through the pretrial conference, trial, default, and collection.
The $750 Rule: Florida Wage Garnishment Exemptions
When wages can be garnished in Florida after a judgment, the head-of-family exemption and its $750 weekly threshold, the federal cap for everyone else, income that stays exempt after deposit, and how a debtor files a claim of exemption.
Getting a Writ of Garnishment in Florida
What a writ of garnishment is in Florida, when it is available after a judgment, how a creditor obtains and serves it, the notice and claim-of-exemption process, and the wage exemptions that limit what it collects.
Collecting a New York Small Claims Judgment
Winning a small claims case in New York does not get you paid. This guide explains how to collect a New York small claims judgment, from information subpoenas and income executions to bank levies, property seizure, interest, and the marshal or sheriff who enforces it.
When You Can Appeal a New York Small Claims Judgment
A New York small claims judgment can be appealed only on the ground that substantial justice was not done. The notice of appeal is due within 30 days of service, the NYC Civil Court fee is $30, and enforcement is stayed only with an undertaking.
New York Small Claims Hearing: How to Prepare
Preparing for a New York small claims hearing: how to organize your evidence and witnesses, what the substantial-justice standard means, and whether a judge or a court-appointed arbitrator will decide your case.