--- title: "New Jersey Small Claims Court Kit | MCC Solutions" description: "New Jersey small claims kit: claims up to $5,000, filing fees $5 to $35. Filing guide, demand letter, hearing prep and Excel calculator." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/toolkits/new-jersey-small-claims-court-kit" --- Document pack # New Jersey Small Claims Court Kit: the $5,000 Limit, Filing Guide, Demand Letter, Evidence and Hearing Prep, and a Claim Calculator In New Jersey, small claims (Small Claims Section, Special Civil Part) cover claims up to $5,000. From the official page: Not more than $5,000, including claims for a landlord's failure to return a security deposit. **$19** one time · 14-day full refund · Word and PDF · download link by email Buy now, $19 Free sample 🌙 The desk is asleep. The store never is. Every kit and ebook downloads the moment you pay, day or night. Questions get answered after we open in the morning. [Browse the store](/toolkits) Who it is for People and small businesses with a money claim in New Jersey that may fit under $5,000, and people who have been sued there and want the same organized record. A person 18 or older; a parent or guardian files for a minor. Not the right fit if Your claim is outside New Jersey, over its small claims limit, or needs a lawyer (an injury, a dispute over land, a family case). Not a form preparation or legal service. Why it is different - Built only from our New Jersey small claims data file, checked November 2026 against New Jersey Courts: Small Claims FAQ (CN 11482, rev. 07/01/2022); New Jersey Courts: How do I file a case in Small Claims Court? (by upload to JEDS, by mail or in person); New Jersey Courts: Special Civil Part FAQ (CN 11481, rev. 07/01/2022). - All 10 New Jersey facts in the kit are confirmed on an official page. - Official forms are linked, not copied, so you always file the court's current version. What is inside - **Start here and is small claims right?.** How to use the kit, the 10 confirmed New Jersey facts at a glance and a yes/no checklist: is the amount under $5,000, is it the right court, is there someone to serve and something to collect from. - **New Jersey filing guide.** Where and how to file, from the official pages: The Special Civil Part office in the county where at least one defendant lives; if no defendant is in New Jersey, the county where the claim arose. Fees: one defendant: $35; each additional defendant: $5; service by certified and regular mail, per defendant: $7. From the Judiciary's Small Claims FAQ (CN 11482, rev. 07/01/2022). Personal service by a court officer has its own fees; fees may be waived for people who qualify as indigent. Online filing: https://njcourts.gov/faq/how-do-i-file-case-small-claims-court - **Service, the hearing and after in New Jersey.** Service: Certified and regular mail, or personal service by a Special Civil Part Officer. Lawyers are allowed. Appeal: To the Appellate Division within 45 days of the final decision: $250 filing fee, $300 deposit within 30 days, and a transcript. - **Demand letter and response tracker.** A neutral demand letter to fill in (what happened, the amount, a reply-by date, how to pay), a log of every reply and offer, and a short checklist before sending. - **Evidence organizer and hearing prep.** An exhibit list numbered for the judge, a timeline, witness notes, a three-minute opening outline and a hearing-day packing list. - **New Jersey small claims workbook (Excel).** A claim calculator that adds up your items and compares the total with $5,000 and $5,000 (security deposit claims), a costs sheet with the New Jersey fee list, a deadline sheet in business days that skips weekends and federal holidays, and a collection tracker with the balance owed. A look inside ## The first pages, as you will get them [![Page 1 of the Start Here (New Jersey Small Claims Court Kit)](/img/toolkits/new-jersey-small-claims-court-kit/doc-1.webp)](/img/toolkits/new-jersey-small-claims-court-kit/doc-1.webp) First page of Start Here [![Page 1 of the New Jersey Filing Guide (New Jersey Small Claims Court Kit)](/img/toolkits/new-jersey-small-claims-court-kit/doc-2.webp)](/img/toolkits/new-jersey-small-claims-court-kit/doc-2.webp) First page of New Jersey Filing Guide Get it ## New Jersey Small Claims Court Kit Or pay with PayPal Uses the email and terms box above. You get the same download link by email. ZIP code (for sales tax) Want every toolkit? The [toolkit membership](/membership) includes all of them, with a lower rate if you pay yearly. Get every update for a year, $29: the [Yearly Updates Pass](/updates-pass?kit=new-jersey-small-claims-court-kit) gives you each refreshed edition we release of the kits you own. One payment, no automatic renewal. Delivered as a zip of editable Word files and printable PDFs. For one business, your own use. General information and templates, not legal, tax or accounting advice. General information, not legal advice; we are not lawyers and aren't affiliated with any court. The court clerk can explain the procedure but can't give legal advice; for advice about your claim, ask a lawyer or your state's legal aid or court self-help center. Payment is handled by Stripe. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right. Ways to get it ## Just this kit, or more This kit **$19 one time** New Jersey Small Claims Kit. Buy this kit Membership **$29 a month** Every kit and document pack in the store, including new ones. Cancel any time. [See the membership](/membership) Questions ## Common questions **What's in the download?** Four Word and PDF documents (Start Here with the is-small-claims-right checklist, the New Jersey filing guide, the demand letter and response tracker, and the evidence and hearing prep pages) and the New Jersey small claims workbook in Excel, by email link after payment. **Does the kit say how much I can claim in New Jersey?** Yes, from the official page: $5,000. Not more than $5,000, including claims for a landlord's failure to return a security deposit. Recovering more than the limit in Small Claims waives the excess, and it can't be sued for later. Claims from $5,000 to $20,000 go to the regular Special Civil Part. Not for professional malpractice, support or alimony, or probate matters. Other limits: security deposit claims: $5,000. The workbook compares your total with it. **Which New Jersey filing fees does the kit list?** one defendant: $35; each additional defendant: $5; service by certified and regular mail, per defendant: $7. From the Judiciary's Small Claims FAQ (CN 11482, rev. 07/01/2022). Personal service by a court officer has its own fees; fees may be waived for people who qualify as indigent. **What does the New Jersey filing guide say about filing and serving?** Filing: The Special Civil Part office in the county where at least one defendant lives; if no defendant is in New Jersey, the county where the claim arose. Serving: Certified and regular mail, or personal service by a Special Civil Part Officer. **What does it say about lawyers and appeals in New Jersey?** Appeal: To the Appellate Division within 45 days of the final decision: $250 filing fee, $300 deposit within 30 days, and a transcript. **Are the court forms included?** No. The kit links the official New Jersey pages where the current forms are (https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/forms/11482_small_claims_faq.pdf), so you always use the court's own version. **Is this legal advice?** No. The court clerk can explain the procedure but can't give legal advice; for advice about your claim, ask a lawyer or your state's legal aid or court self-help center. Free sample ### Try one page first Get a real page or file from this product by email. We send one confirmation email, and no series follows. Also from MCC Solutions [### Month-End Close Workbook A real month-end close in one Excel file. 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