Small claims court is designed for simple legal problems such as the recovery of money or property up to $4,000.00. Please seek legal advice how to proceed if you are unsure if small claims is the court for your legal matter.
Before proceeding, the following information may be helpful to you in determining if you should file a small claims case.
Attorneys may not represent parties in a small claims proceeding prior to the entry of judgment. Exception if one party is an attorney the other may hire an attorney.
Small Claims is located at the Sedgwick County District Courthouse in the Civil Department:
525 N Main, 11th floor, room #1100
Hearings for Small Claims are on Wednesday and Thursday.
Small Claims hearings are temporarily being held on the 4th Floor of the Main Courthouse located at
525 N Main . Courtroom 4-1.
Make filings with the clerk in the following manner:
Sheriff Fees for Service:
There is a $15.00 charge payable to the county sheriff to perform service. (This is a separate fee from any filing fee or surcharge payable to the District Court).
If you need to obtain service out of state, it is your obligation to contact the out of state county sheriff office for the fee payable to their office. In addition, you will need to provide the clerk with the correct mailing address for their office.
Small Claims Forms:
You may print forms and clearly handwrite or type the information in the fillable form and print, this is the preferred method.
The Self Represented Litigant form to be included with all forms filed by a self-represented litigant.
