Help for people handling their own Small Claims case
GoSelfRep is for people in Ontario who are going to Small Claims Court without a lawyer - whether you are owed money or someone is suing you.
Who it is for
Maybe a customer stopped paying an invoice. Maybe a contractor took a deposit and never came back. Or maybe a court envelope just arrived, and it says you have a short time to answer.
Many people handle these cases on their own. The rules make sense once someone lays them out one step at a time. That is what GoSelfRep does: it tells you which step you are on, what to file next, and the date it is due.
What GoSelfRep does, and does not do
What we do
- Explains each step of an Ontario Small Claims case in plain words
- Shows which step you are on and what usually comes next
- Estimates your deadlines and reminds you before they arrive
- Helps you prepare your claim or defence and put your papers in order
What we don't do
- Give legal advice or tell you what to do in your case
- Act as your lawyer or paralegal, or speak for you in court
- Review your documents or file them for you
- Speak for the Government of Ontario or the courts
GoSelfRep provides legal information and document tools, not legal advice. We are not a law firm or a paralegal firm, and using GoSelfRep does not make us your representative.
We are an independent service. We are not affiliated with the Government of Ontario or the courts, and nothing on this site is approved by them. You file your own papers with the court.
If your case is complicated or a lot is at stake, a lawyer or licensed paralegal can help, even with one part of it.
How we check our information
Every rule, deadline, fee and form on this site has a source and a last-checked date. When a page shows a rule, it names the rule number so you can look it up yourself.
When we have not confirmed something yet - a court address, a phone number, a fee - we do not guess. We show[VERIFY] instead, which means we are still confirming it. Check those details with the court office before you rely on them.
Dates from our tools are estimates. Service by mail and holidays can change a deadline, so confirm important dates with the court office.
Why we built it
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