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Small-claims courts handle a large number of cases that do not involve large sums of money. Many small-court cases are broadcast on daytime television. Small courts are actually a part of a larger local court system.
Identification
A small-claims court is actually one subset of the civil court system in most jurisdictions, according to the Superior Court of California in Santa Clara County.
Features
Small-claims courts typically do not deal with cases that claim more than a few thousand dollars in damages; $5,000 is a limit seen in most small-claims courts in the U.S., according to the New Jersey Judiciary.
Considerations
Small claims are some of the simplest and quickest court cases to judge, so much so that most people do not use an attorney and file the case themselves, according to the New Jersey Judiciary.
Misconceptions
Just because you win a small-claims court case does not mean that the court will force the guilty party to pay, reports Nolo.com. Small-claims courts generally do not have a procedure for collecting payments.
Exceptions
Small-claims courts typically do not handle cases involving payments of trusts and wills, divorce hearings or bankruptcies, and even a few states do not handle libel and slander in their small courts, according to Nolo.com.
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