Monthly Archives: October 2009
The Do’s and Don’ts of Small Claims Court
There are many justifiable reasons why you should take someone to small claims court. Small claims court is used by people to settle disputes over small amounts of money. The maximum amount of money disputed over that a small claims court can legally handle is five thousand dollars. While there are definitely reasons why you … Continue reading
Do You Know Your Federal Courts?
While most people are only familiar with their local court and the supreme court, there are also many federal courts out there that have many different specialties. The federal courts are any United States court that is considered to be within the federal system. A United States court could be a district court where many … Continue reading
Looking For Court Information In Your State?
The internet can offer a bountiful amount of court info if you know the right place to look. Plenty of states have websites that you can browse that actually define the court rules for the many different types of courts found in their state. If you are looking for court info before having to visit … Continue reading
Do You Know Your Local Courts?
There are the big courts that everybody knows about like the Supreme Court and federal courts, but not many people have too much knowledge about their local courts. Even though these courts are very close to where they live, there are several citizens that do not know the difference between the city court and county … Continue reading
Better Know a District (Court)
There are nearly one hundred district courts in the United States of America. In case you are unfamiliar with the term “district courts”, that is a term used for a federal trial court. Many criminal and civil trials are held within a federal trial court. For those of you out there without extensive knowledge in … Continue reading