The Small Claims Advisor can help you get ready for Court. The Advisor can help you:

• Figure out which court to file your claim in
• File papers in Small Claims Court
• Serve paper
• Present and defend a case in court
• Collect a judgment

If you have a Small Claims question for the Advisor, you may submit it on-line using the form below, and we will contact you by email. (You should be hearing back within approximately 5 business days.) This is the most efficient way for you to receive assistance, and you are encouraged to use the on-line method for help with your questions.

If you do not have an email address, you may leave a telephone message for the Small Claims Advisor in English or Spanish, and your call will be returned as time permits (within 5 business days) during the hours of 2:30 pm through 4:00 pm Monday through Friday. See phone information below the web form.

Web contact form:

Please complete and submit the form below, and the Small Claims Advisor will email you. The bold text below indicate fields with required information. It may take up to 5 business days for the Advisor to respond.

Your name:	Your name is required.
Email address where your response will be sent: (example: your.name@gmail.com)	An email address is requiredInvalid format.
Confirm your email address:	You must re-type your email address Email addresses do not match - please re-enter them
Case number (or enter "none" if you haven't filed yet):	The case number is required, or enter "none" if you have not filed a case yet.
My Small Claims question is about: Before I start a Small Claims case How to start a Small Claims case How to serve legal forms for a Small Claims case If I'm being sued Getting information to present at trial for a Small Claims case Settling or dismissing my Small Claims case Going to court for a Small Claims case Small Claims Judgment Collection issues Appealing the judgment I missed the Court date for my Small Claims case - now what? Issues after the judgment Other Please make a selection.
Why you are suing or being sued (tell us briefly, in 1000 characters or less): Characters left: This information is required.This is a required field.Your reply must be 1000 characters or less.
What is your specific Small Claims question for the Advisor? Primary Small Claims question: You must enter at least one question. Optional additional Small Claims question: Optional additional Small Claims question: Note: If you have more questions, you can ask them when the Advisor contacts you by email
Your zip code:
Who referred you to the Small Claims Advisor?
Yourself   Other Facilitator   Small Claims Advisor   Housing Service   Judge/Commissioner   Mediation Service   Family Court Services   Friend/Family	Clerk's Office or Other Court Staff   Brochures/Pamphlets   DV Advocate/Battered Women's Shelter   Website/Internet   Lawyer Referral Service/Private Attorney   Legal Aid/Legal Services   Local Child Support Agency   Other Community-based Organization
Other (specify):
Your gender:   Male   Female

Contacting the Small Claims Advisor by phone:

If you cannot use the form above for some reason and need to call the Small Claims Advisor, the number is:
(408) 882-2100 (option #2 then #6) 

The phone service has limited hours. The Advisor is only available Monday through Friday from 2:30 - 4 pm. (You can leave a message between 2:30 and 4 pm if your call is not answered "live" by the Small Claims Advisor. Your call will be returned within 5 business days.)