What If I Filed A Complaint And Defendant Filed A Counterclaim Against Me In A New Jersey Small Claims Section, Special Civil Part Case?
If there are valid facts and legal reasons to support it, a defendant can file their own lawsuit against a plaintiff, called a counterclaim. If you are named to a counterclaim, you must be prepared to defend yourself in court by appearing when the trial is scheduled in your case. Failure to do so will normally result in your being defaulted and exposes you to the risk of having a money judgment entered against you and thereafter, possibly losing money or property. It is possible for plaintiffs to win on their complaint only to lose on a defendants counterclaim. If you are not represented by an attorney in a New Jersey Small Claims Section, Special Civil Part case, you are called a pro se litigant. Most cases filed New Jersey Small Claims Section, Special Civil Part that go to trial are nonjury trials, meaning that only a judge hears the case. If you are a defendant in a New Jersey Small Claims Section, Special Civil Part case, you could try to demand a jury trial by paying an additiona
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