你敢出庭吗？Small Claims Court

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Small claimscourts have limited jurisdiction to hear civil cases between private litigants.小额索赔法院在审理私人当事人之间的民事案件时，具有有限的管辖权。Small Claims Court in Ontario will hear claimsfor money or personal property at a value of $35,000 or less (not includinginterest or costs). 安大略省小额索赔法院将审理价值在35,000加币以下的资金或个人财产索赔(不包括利息或成本)。Ifyou are looking to sue for an amount higher than $35,000 you will need to fileyour claim with the Superior Court of Justice and follow the civil litigationprocess instead. 如果希望索赔金额高于35,000加币，则需要向高等法院提交索赔申请，并遵循民事诉讼程序。

那么，小额索赔法院都接受审理哪些诉讼呢?

In Ontario, theSmall Claims Court hears claims for money owed under a variety of agreements,including unpaid accounts for goods or services, unpaid rent, and loans.Damages can also be claimed, including property damage, personal injuries, anddamages for breaches of contract.

在安大略，小额索赔法院审理各种协议下的欠款，包括未支付的商品或服务的账户，未支付的租金和贷款。损害赔偿也可以提出要求，包括财产损失、人身伤害和违反合同的损害赔偿。

in Ontario many people turn to the small claims court to help him collect money in a variety of situations like unpaid wages, unpaid rent, or unpaid bills.  the small claims court deal the cases of $35,000or less.

在安大略省，许多人转向小额索赔法庭来帮助他在各种情况下收取款项，比如不付工资、不付房租或不付账单。在小额索赔法庭上解决35,000加元以下的纠纷。

But it's not as simple as calling up your local courthouse and telling them that your friend or customer owes you some money. 但这不是简单的打个电话给法院，告诉他们你的朋友或客户欠你钱了。

Almost every step in SmallClaims Court is associated with a particular form. 法庭上的几乎每一步都需要填写一些特别的表格。Some of the forms you may berequired to use in the Small Claims Court process include: Plaintiff’s Claim, Defendant’sClaim, List of Proposed Witnesses, Offer to Settle, Terms of Settlement,Summons to Witness and Notice of Default of Payment.

你可能会被要求在法庭传票上使用一些强迫条款: Plaintiff’sClaim 原告主张，Defendant’s Claim被告人主张，List of Proposed Witnesses提供咨询证人的名单，Offer to Settle合解提议，Terms of Settlement解决方案的条款，Summons to Witness传唤证人，Notice of Default of Payment以及拖欠付款通知书。

KeyWords

本期关键词

Court of Justice法院

Small-claimscourts小额索赔法庭

civil cases： 民事案件

litigants：诉讼当事人

Resolution: 决议，正式决定

Prosecutor： 检察官

Jurisdiction 司法权

Sue 提起诉讼

Superior Courtof Justice 高等法院

breach ofcontract 违反合同

Plaintiff：原告，起诉人

Defendant：被告

Witnesses：证人

Offerto Settle：和解提议

Summonsto Witness：传唤证人

Defaultof Payment 拖欠付款