Collecting in Small Claims Court


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Collecting in Small Claims Court

Historically, when credit managers were unable to collect an outstanding balance they either placed the account for collection or referred the account to a collection attorney. But there is a perfectly viable third option you can use in some cases. That option is to take the debtor company to small claims court. The small claims court process normally works this way (with some variations in different states and jurisdictions): . . . (to read the remainder of this article, please log in below.)

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