No. Court procedures are simplified to allow you to represent yourself. You may have an attorney only if the judge lets you. Also, the judge can decide how the attorney participates.
A losing party pays attorney fees only if the winner is specifically given the right to recover legal fees in a contract between the parties or through a state or federal law. Learn about preparing a defense in Disputing a Small Claims Court Case: Fight Back.
After you win a judgment, you must then have the judgment docketed. This process is sometimes called “transcribing the judgment.” You can docket a judgment by filing an Affidavit of Identification of Judgment Debtor form with court administration in the county where you were awarded the judgment.
Currently, the monetary jurisdictional limit is $15,000 ($4,000 if the claim involves a consumer credit transaction). You cannot file a claim involving title to real estate, slander, class actions, or medical malpractice in Conciliation Court.
Are Family Court Records Available to the Public in Minnesota? Most of the records of Minnesota Family Courts are publicly available.
You will need to know the names of the parties or the court file number to pull up the court files online. The public can also access court documents from public access computer terminals at any Minnesota district (county) courthouse or at the Minnesota State Law Library.
Additional ways to access court records Visit the District Court Records Center on the B-Level of the Hennepin County Government Center, or request a copy of the record by mail.
The Fourth Judicial District includes only Hennepin County, which is made up of 45 cities (population: 1.2 million). It is the state's largest trial court with 63 judges, 12 referees, and 582 staff who process approximately 40% of all cases filed in the state.
Garnishing Your Wages If you do not object within ten days, your wages can be garnished. If you are eligible for and wish to claim an “exemption” from garnishment, it is important that you complete and return the necessary paperwork, which can be submitted anytime during the garnishment.