New Small Claims Court Rules went into effect in October 2009. According to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, these "amendments address many of the issues identified by the Working Group in collection cases, and four in particular: increased certainty of service, insufficiently detailed claims, increased scrutiny of default judgments, and notice to the court when a judgment is paid." (SJC Press Release)

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This item was originally posted at http://www.masslegalservices.org/content/small-claims-court-rules-and-procedures-including-october-2009-and-august-2010-updates