How Do You Learn Small Claims Court Procedure?
If you’re going to trial in the Small Claims Court, you can be a bag of nerves by the time you’ve read all the do’s and don’ts of the information packages and faced the lawyer of the other party. To top that off, if you have friends that have had bad experiences in the courtroom, you may be having second thoughts yourself about proceeding with your case. Here are a few suggestions to help you get acquainted with Small Claims Court. Do not compare a real courtroom with any courtroom show you see on TV. These programs, even though there is some small amount of merit to them, are still executed with some acting for the purposes of entertainment. It is not real. Real courts have an order of professionalism and respect, and the procedures can be very different. Go to the courthouse and find out where the Small Claims courts are located. Ask the court clerk when the Small Claims court is scheduled to sit. Go into the Small Claims courtroom for several days in a row and sit at the back as a s
