In Arkansas Small claims, each district court in Arkansas has a division known as Small Claims Court. These courts are designed to allow individuals to settle certain disputes that are less than $5,000, while under relaxed rules of procedure and without attorneys. The small claims hearing is a process designed to provide each party with the full advantage of the law as a means of settling a minor legal dispute.

Any person who is 18 or older can use the court. A minor can use the court by having a parent, relative, or “next friend” over 18 assist in filing a claim and attending the hearing

No actions may be filed in a Small Claims Court by collection agencies, collection agents or any other person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation involved in the business of lending money with interest.

Arkansas small claims you can file a lawsuit in the county in which a defendant currently resides or in the county where he was to perform an obligation. If the action is for an injury,, you can file the suit in the county where the injury occurred or in the county where the defendant resides. In all other cases, you must file the suit in the county where the defendant resides.

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