Having used small claims a couple of times I’ve found it easy enough to write the petition. Small claims is designed to be lawyer free. There are gotchas but the judges seem to be more lenient. I’m not a lawyer and don’t have much court experience, but it was really not that hard to research and write. If you’re that interested I’d share the doc with you.
Using experience in NJ and CT the processes were similar.
You find the docs on the court system website and write out your petition then file it. You also need to deliver it to the other party and provide evidence of delivery to the court but that’s just USPS signature-required mail.
You can request cost of the filing in your claim too, and it was ~$70 to file.
I had to use it with landlords to get back security deposits. Well worth the $70 and a couple of hours of time.
Using experience in NJ and CT the processes were similar.
You find the docs on the court system website and write out your petition then file it. You also need to deliver it to the other party and provide evidence of delivery to the court but that’s just USPS signature-required mail.
You can request cost of the filing in your claim too, and it was ~$70 to file.
I had to use it with landlords to get back security deposits. Well worth the $70 and a couple of hours of time.