Step-by-step guides to filing, serving, presenting, and collecting on small claims cases in every state.
A Pennsylvania small claims judgment is enforced through a separate execution proceeding that begins 30 days after entry. The plaintiff requests an order of execution from the magisterial district court for levy on personal property, or enters the judgment in a court of common pleas to reach real property. The whole window closes after five years.
Filing a Pennsylvania small claims appeal at the Court of Common Pleas: the 30-day clock, the notice of appeal, supersedeas, and the de novo trial that follows.
Preparing for a Pennsylvania small claims hearing in magisterial district court: evidence rules, witnesses and subpoenas, exhibit packets, and how the hearing day runs.
Winning a small claims case in Illinois is the first step. This article covers post-judgment collection: the citation to discover assets, wage deduction, bank account garnishment, recorded liens on real estate, and the 7-year enforcement window.
Appealing an Illinois small claims judgment: the 30-day deadline under Supreme Court Rule 303, post-trial motions, the transcript problem, and alternatives in the trial court.
Preparing for an Illinois small claims hearing, appearance date, evidence under the Illinois Rules of Evidence, subpoenas and witness fees, exhibits, and what happens in court.
Ohio gives small claims creditors four main enforcement tools: wage garnishment, bank garnishment, judgment liens, and debtor examinations. How each works, what property is exempt, and the five-year dormancy deadline.
Ohio small claims judgments are appealed to the district court of appeals within 30 days, usually after objections to a magistrate’s decision. The deadlines, the filing steps, and what an appeal can and cannot change.
An Ohio small claims hearing is heard by a judge or magistrate 15 to 40 days after the case is commenced. What documents and witnesses prove a claim or defense, when to request subpoenas, and the deadlines that fall before trial day.
An Ohio small claims case starts with a sworn statement at the clerk’s office of a municipal or county court. What to bring, what it costs, and which deadlines start running at filing.
What collecting a Georgia small claims judgment actually involves: obtaining and recording a writ of fieri facias, locating the debtor’s assets, and garnishing wages or bank accounts within Georgia’s limits.
How to appeal a Georgia magistrate court judgment: the 30-day deadline, the de novo trial in State or Superior Court, appeal costs, and why default judgments follow a separate petition-for-review route.