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Demand Letter Components Facts of the case. An outline of what happened. Statement of the issue. A brief description of the problem. Demand. The dollar amount or action necessary to resolve the case. Response deadline. The date by which the recipient must respond. Noncompliance consequences.

Small claims court will not issue a warrant for your arrest if you fail to come to court. What could happen, though, if you don't call to let them know you can't get there, is that your landlord will ask for a default judgment. In other words, you can lose the case by default.

If the defendant is not in Court within 1 hour from the time the case is scheduled, the Court will hear your case without the defendant. (This is called an inquest.) If you show enough evidence, you may win your case. If this happens the Court will enter a default judgment against the defendant.

Small claims are filed to resolve disputes without a lawyer. The amount claimed (including the value of property) must be $10,000 or less. If you are claiming money and property worth more than $10,000, you cannot file a Small Claim.

If the judgment is not paid as ordered the court may modify its payment order as it deems necessary. The judgment creditor may seek enforcement of his judgment by any other method provided by law.

A judgment is good for twenty years in Indiana. Of that twenty-year time span, that judgment remains a lien on the debtor's real estate and a personal judgment against the debtor for the next ten years.

In Hancock County, Small Claims cases are typically handled in Small Claims Court for disputes that are $10,000 maximum and have occurred within the last two years. Either party to a Small Claim has the right to be represented by an attorney or represent themselves.

Whether you are appearing in person, by telephone, or virtually, you must submit copies of your evidence to the court and to any other parties at least (10) days prior to your hearing. You must complete and file this form LASC CIV 278 and use LASC CIV 279 mailing labels.

If a small claims court hearing is scheduled, and you do not attend, the court will issue a warrant for your arrest.