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How to file a Civil Lawsuit Pro Se
Several years ago, I co-signed a Sallie Mae loan for the eldest of my three children. He had served in the Coast Guard and was eligible for the GI Bill. He attended school here in Florida and since the funds from the GI Bill had not been received on time, monies from the Sallie Mae loan were used by the school to cover tuition. Subsequently, he dropped out of school and then received the first installment from the GI Bill. Instead of using the funds to pay back the Sallie Mae Loan, he personally used the money for things other than education; the Government is currently being repaid by taking a portion of his tax returns. He has since left the State and is residing in Austin, Texas. I do have e-mail correspondence from him acknowledging his responsibility for the loan. His siblings are graduates of Westpoint Military Academy and the Citadel and have posed no such problems.
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Answered about 3 years ago.
Criminal Defense Attorney in San Francisco, CA.
If you consider it private then don't publish it on a public forum. Without repeating the facts you have already aired over the Internet, you can file a pleading in pro se just as if you were a lawyer. Get a model pleading book directed to your state and follow the instructions.
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Answered by a user, almost 3 years ago.
see if your court has a website that provides documents. I live in flagler county fl and am working on the same thing myself. they should have a site which will post filing fees forms and instructions. like this;
http://www.flaglerclerk.com/forms.htm- look under small claims CIVIL ACTIONS - COUNTY COURT Small/County Claims ($2,501 - $15,000) 300.00 Small Claims ( $501 - $2,500) 175.00 Small Claims ( $101 to $500) 80.00 Small Claims ($1 - $100) 55.00 For each defendant over 5, per defendant 2.50 In Addition to above for Garnishments, Attachments, Replevins, Distress 85.00 Removal of Tenant 270.00 Reopen Fee for claims less than $500 25.00 Reopen Fee for claims $500 or over 50.00 Cross-Claim, Counter-Claim, Third Party Complaint > $2,500 295.00 Issuance of Summons 10.00 6 people marked this answer as good
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