| Civil court filings pertain to documentation | | | | company is involved in any kind of |
| for all civil court cases, which are roughly | | | | litigation. The civil court filing papers |
| defined as all cases that are non-criminal in | | | | include all the forms that you fill out |
| nature. These records are also those that | | | | before you are allowed to file a formal case. |
| govern private citizens and are to be | | | | This also includes all other documentation |
| distinguished from international law and | | | | that is required for the pre-trial and |
| military law as well. | | | | post-trial as well as the actual trial |
| | | | proceedings. Acquiring civil court filing |
| Civil court filings are those with less than | | | | documents is especially relevant if you want |
| ten thousand dollars involved, while cases | | | | to contest a court decision and need |
| that deal with more than this amount are | | | | information regarding similar cases that have |
| usually tried at the Supreme Court. For those | | | | been decided on in the past. |
| cases with less than five thousand dollars at | | | | |
| stake, the magistrate will be the one | | | | If you visit the websites of various civil |
| responsible for deciding if this can be tried | | | | courts, you will be able to request for |
| at a small claims court. Civil documents are | | | | records online. This is especially convenient |
| divided into several groups depending on the | | | | if you want to compare how compliant a |
| different laws that they fall under. | | | | certain case has been to actual civil court |
| | | | rules and procedures. You can easily search |
| Civil Court Document Categories | | | | online databases either by name or by the |
| | | | numbers of the civil filings that you are |
| Cases dealing with contracts, damage to | | | | looking for. |
| property and personal injury all fall under | | | | |
| general civil court filings. Family civil | | | | Filings available online are also excellent |
| records cover those about divorce, child | | | | resources for law students, paralegals and |
| support, child custody and alimony. Juvenile | | | | other legal assistants who may not have the |
| filings are those about juvenile delinquency | | | | time or the means to retrieve the actual |
| or individuals committing crimes under the | | | | public documents. Some websites even offer |
| age of 18 as well as juvenile dependency or | | | | concise summaries of the cases, which also |
| those cases involving child abuse. | | | | aid in saving time and effort in getting the |
| | | | needed information. |
| If you are renting or leasing a place, then | | | | |
| this will fall under landlord or tenant civil | | | | Getting these records online also gives you |
| filings. Probate civil court records refer to | | | | the chance to read through the opinions and |
| those cases that deal with personal affairs | | | | analyses of lawyers and judges which can be |
| including adoption, name changes, | | | | generalized for most cases. Although civil |
| guardianship, transferring an estate and | | | | court laws will differ from state to state, |
| determining inheritance through a will. | | | | there are still some basic tenets and |
| | | | procedures that can be applied for all |
| One reason for obtaining civil filings is for | | | | filings. |
| determining whether an individual or a | | | | |