Demand Letter — Fast Facts Required Before Filing? Legally required in some states — strongly recommended in all Deadline to Give Defendant 10–30 days to…
Editorial Team
May 22, 2026
16 min read
Maine’s Small Claims Division, a session of the District Court authorized under 14 M.R.S.A. §§ 7481–7485, now handles money disputes up to $10,000 — a…
Editorial Team
May 21, 2026
12 min read
New Hampshire small claims cases are heard in the District Division of Circuit Court — which also absorbed what were formerly separate Municipal Courts —…
Editorial Team
May 20, 2026
12 min read
Hawaii’s Small Claims Division of the District Court handles money disputes up to $5,000 under H.R.S. § 633-27, and disputes over the return of leased…
Editorial Team
May 20, 2026
12 min read
Idaho’s Small Claims Department, a division of the Magistrate Division of the District Court, handles claims up to $5,000 under Idaho Code § 1-2301. Idaho’s…
Editorial Team
May 20, 2026
12 min read
West Virginia does not technically have a court called “small claims court.” Instead, civil disputes within the small claims jurisdictional amount are heard by the…
Editorial Team
May 20, 2026
12 min read
Nebraska small claims court operates through the Small Claims Division of the County Court under the Nebraska Small Claims Court Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§…
Editorial Team
May 20, 2026
13 min read
Utah does not technically have a court called “small claims court” — instead, these cases are heard by the state’s Justice Courts under Utah Code…
Editorial Team
May 19, 2026
14 min read
Kansas small claims court handles money disputes through the state’s District Court system under the Small Claims Procedure Act, K.S.A. §§ 61-2701 to 61-2714. The…
Editorial Team
May 19, 2026
14 min read
Mississippi Small Claims — Fast Facts (2026) Claim Limit Up to $3,500 Court Name Justice Court (Small Claims) Filing Fee $74 – $85 (1 defendant,…
Editorial Team
May 19, 2026
21 min read
