Consumer Rights & Small Claims · Interactive Tool

Sued in Small Claims? Build Your Prep Sheet

Answer a few questions about your own situation. We’ll organize your answers into a printable prep sheet and point you to the general Florida rules that may apply.

This free tool helps you get organized after being served in a Florida small claims case. In a few minutes it will:

Walk you through plain questions about your situation;
Match your answers to the relevant general, published Florida rules and deadlines;
Build a one-page prep sheet you can print and take to mediation or to a lawyer.

Before you start — what this tool is, and isn’t

This is a self-help information and organizing tool, not legal advice. It does not choose a strategy for you, tell you whether you will win, or select court forms. It simply organizes the facts you provide alongside general published information. Nothing you enter is saved or sent anywhere — it stays in your browser.

I understand this is a self-help organizing tool that provides general information only — it is not legal advice, and it does not predict outcomes, choose a strategy, or select forms.

This interactive tool needs JavaScript. With it off, you can still read our companion article on what to do if you are sued in Florida small claims court, which covers the Notice to Appear, the pretrial conference, defenses, counterclaims, mediation, and what happens if a judgment is entered.

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