Small Claims Court Preparation Kit

Six tools, in the order you'd actually need them — every one of them completely free to use.

This is the final step for any unresolved dispute. If a demand letter, dispute, or complaint from any other Kibbo kit hasn't worked — a deposit still withheld, a refund still refused, a contractor or garage that won't pay up — and you're ready to escalate to court, this kit follows the real sequence: organize the case and its key dates, gather and structure your evidence, send a final demand before filing (often a required step in itself), then file if that doesn't work. Every tool in this kit is completely free to use — no account, no payment, no catch.

The sequence

Small claims limits, filing fees, and deadlines vary by country and state — check your local court's rules as you organize the case, before anything else.

Step 1 · Organize the case

Key dates, deadlines, and every exchange

One place for the claim, the amounts, filing deadlines and hearing dates, plus a dated log of every letter, email, and call with the other side.

  1. 1Legal Case & Deadline Tracker →
  2. 2Legal Correspondence & Communication Log →

Step 2 · Gather the evidence

Structure it the way a court needs it

Contracts, receipts, photos, messages, and witness details, organized into a clear evidence bundle, with a checklist of the documents you'll need to prove your claim.

  1. 3Small Claims Evidence Pack →
  2. 4Legal Document Evidence Checklist →

Step 3 · Send a final demand

Last chance before filing

A formal final demand giving the other side a clear deadline to pay or put things right before you go to court — often required before a claim can be filed, and often enough to settle it.

  1. 5Small Claims Court Demand Letter Pack →

Step 4 · File the claim

If the final demand doesn't work

Work through everything you need before you file and before the hearing, so nothing is missed on the day.

  1. 6Small Claims Preparation Checklist →