Money & Debt
Someone owes me money
If someone owes you money, you can file a lawsuit to get it back. These resources go over the process.
Learn your rights (2 resources)
Lists items that a person can and cannot sue for in small claims court.
Guide
Describes your options one a court decides that another person owes you money.
Guide
Forms (8 resources)
A program to help you make the forms to sue someone for $10,000 or less.
Easy Form
A program to create forms to help you collect on a money judgment from a bank or an employer.
Easy Form
A program to create forms to help you collect on a money judgment.
Easy Form
Use this form to sue for the return of your property wrongly being held by someone else. You can ask the court to order a person to return property or pay damages.
Form download
Other resources for the public (24 resources)
Steps to file a small claims lawsuit for $10,000 or less from the forms you need to preparing for trial.
How-To
Describes what wage garnishment is and how to use it to collect a judgment from a debtor's paycheck.
Text article
Lists items that a person can and cannot sue for in small claims court.
Guide
Lawyer resources (2 resources)
Creditor's rights such as collection judgments, enforcing security interests and liens, equitable remedies, etc. 2022 edition
IICLE
Manual that defines creditor rights and describes the court procedures, including pleadings regarding debt collection. 2022 edition
IICLE