NH Law About ...: Small Claims: Read About The Law ...

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Small claims court is intended to be a simple, speedy, and informal procedure. Attorneys are allowed to handle small claims cases but more often parties represent themselves. In New Hampshire, small claims cases are filed in the District Division of the Circuit Court. The Division's website has extensive information about small claims including definitions, checklists, forms, and electronic filing (efiling).

Circuit Court. District Division. Service Center
Circuit Court. District Division. Small Claims (e-filing)
The small claims process is governed by RSA Chapter 503. In addition, a person who is filing or defending against a small claim will want to be familiar with the Rules of the Circuit Court District Division and the Small Claim Electronic Filing Pilot Rules.
Circuit Court. District Division. Small Claims. Basic Definitions
Circuit Court. District Division. Small Claims. Collection Process
Circuit Court. District Division. Small Claims Mediation
The District Court small claims mediation program was developed in 2005. It provides litigants with an opportunity to try to resolve their cases with the help of a mediator rather than having to go before a judge.

Books

Collection law from start to finish by National Business Institute
Call Number: KFN1420.A75 C652 2016
Publication Date: 2016

Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court by Ralph Warner. Berkeley, Calif. : Nolo, 2016
Nolo's Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court is intended for non-lawyers and is very helpful but it isn't specifically about New Hampshire law so be sure to check the District Division's website as well.

Disclaimer

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