{"id":372624,"date":"2016-04-04T10:47:05","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/florida-law\/florida-small-claims-courts.html"},"modified":"2023-09-18T10:36:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T15:36:36","slug":"florida-small-claims-courts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/florida-law\/florida-small-claims-courts.html","title":{"rendered":"Florida Small Claims Courts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Florida Small Claims Courts<\/h1>\n
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\n By Samuel Strom, J.D.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Melissa Bender, Esq.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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The Florida County Civil Division handles small claims cases up to $8,000.00. Florida does not have a separate small claims court<\/a>. Instead, Florida’s small claims rules simply set out rules for certain cases within the County Court’s jurisdiction<\/a>. The County Court Civil Division generally has jurisdiction over claims for money and the return of property.<\/p>\r\n

Small claims cases allow non-legal professionals to resolve minor civil lawsuits<\/a> quickly. Such matters do not burden the parties with the complicated rules of civil cases. Thus, the rules of civil procedure<\/a> and rules of evidence<\/a> are relaxed in small claims cases.<\/p>\r\n

This article briefly summarizes small claims cases in the state of Florida. The following links provide more information that you may find helpful if you are involved in a small claims case.<\/p>\r\n