Open Law Services Institute
Legal information to help you navigate Florida's courts — not legal advice.
How to bring or defend a case for $8,000 or less in Florida county court — from filing to the pretrial conference to collecting your judgment.
A visual guide to Florida small claims court — the $8,000 limit, filing a Statement of Claim, serving the other side, the pretrial conference, mediation, the discovery difference, presenting your case, and collecting a judgment. Free from OLSI.
This visual walkthrough is published free of charge by Open Law Services Institute (OLSI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity, EIN 42-2351258. It accompanies our full written guide, which is also available as a downloadable PDF. Every OLSI resource is written and reviewed by licensed attorneys and released under an open Creative Commons licence.