In Ontario, the Small Claims Court is a branch of the Superior Court of Justice. They handle any action for the payment of money or the recovery of possession of personal property where the amount claimed does not exceed $35,000. This amount excludes interest and any other costs such as court fees. Some examples of Small Claims Court cases are disputes such as unpaid invoices, loans that haven’t been repaid, and defects in a home after purchase. The amount that can be claimed was recently increased from $25,000 to $35,000 on January 1, 2020. What this means is that some cases…

Contractor or Subcontractor completes a job and does not get paid You loan a friend money and they do not pay you back Disputes between neighbours  Breach of contract Customer does not pay their invoice for items purchased Purchase of an item from a buy/sell website gone wrong Defects in a home after purchase

At De Palma & Associate Legal Services, we also assist clients with judgment recovery. Many times people proceed through their Small Claims Court case self-represented. They obtain judgment in their favour but do not know how to go about actually receiving the money owed to them. Even if we did not handle your case from the beginning, we are able to assist clients in obtaining the money owed to them through the various enforcement methods provided by the Small Claims Court.