About Small Claims Court Guided Pathways

CLEO’s Small Claims Court Guided Pathways are online interviews that can help you learn more about Small Claims Court and fill out Small Claims Court forms, including a Plaintiff’s Claim (to sue someone) and a Defence (to reply against a claim against you) in Small Claims Court, and take steps to try to collect your money if you win in court.

The pathways ask you easy-to-understand questions and put your answers in the forms you need. The pathways are free to use.

If you already have an account, you can access your saved work here:

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Plaintiff’s Claim

Make a Plaintiff’s Claim (Form 7A) using CLEO’s Guided Pathways

Use if you want to learn more about Small Claims Court, or sue a person or an organization (like a business) for $35,000 or less. You can also use the pathway to sue someone in Small Claims Court to get back goods or personal property worth $35,000 or less.

Reply to a claim

Fill out a Defence (Form 9A) and Defendant’s Claim (Form 10A) using CLEO’s Guided Pathways

Use if you want to reply to a lawsuit against you (Defence), make a claim against the plaintiff who sued you (Defendant’s claim), or both. You can also use this pathway to make a claim against another person or organization if your claim is related to the plaintiff’s lawsuit (Defendant’s claim).

Enforcement

Enforce your judgment using CLEO’s Guided Pathways

Use if you won your case in Small Claims Court and you want to enforce your judgment. This means taking steps to collect the money the court awarded to you.

Once you’ve completed the pathway, you can save or print your documents.

You can sign up to create an account or use the pathway as a guest. If you choose not to create an account, the system will time out after 4 hours. You must create an account if you want to save your work on the system, or use the other pathways without exiting the system and signing back in.

Any personal information that you enter into the pathways is confidential. CLEO will not give your personal information to anyone unless you ask us to do this. Read more in our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy .

Need help?

If you need help using the Guided Pathways or have questions, contact support@cleo.on.ca.

CLEO’s Guided Pathways don’t give you legal advice. For advice about your situation, talk to a lawyer or a paralegal.

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