A small amount of regulatory compliance requirementsThe Civil Procedure Law.Chapter 30.3: Article 250.18 to 250.27, as well as further in Chapter 54.1: Articles 449.1 to 449.12.

● To judge would decide to initiate proceedings, the court must submit an application to small claims litigation shall be drawn up by filling in the Cabinet of Ministers approved the form.

● There are two types ofThe formapplication - for the recovery of money and the recovery of maintenance.

● For each claim payableThe State fee.The Lawspecify what documents must be accompanied by a form to the claim is to be taken.

● An action against natural persons before the courts after the declared place of residence. Action against legal persons before the courts after its legal address. On the basis of the declared place of residence shall be determined which court case will be examined also calledthe court of jurisdiction.

● An action against a defendant whose place of residence is unknown or who has no permanent place of residence in Latvia, may be brought after his real estate location or by his last known place of residence.

● After receipt of the application within seven days in court the judge decide the matter regarding the acceptance of the application and the requirements of small claims.

●PortalsectionThe pace of proceedingsprevents unauthorized users from entering the file number or subpoenas number, you can get general data on the legal proceedings.

● Placeportalusers access to the title “My things” that provides access to justice course data and materials (including the case with the ruling and audio protocol files) in cases where a natural person or legal person pārstāvamā is a party.

● In order to keep track of legal persons to be represented at the end of the data and access in case the ruling as well as audio files in the abovementioned Protocol, it is necessary to conclude an agreement with the portalCourt Administration.

● In the case if the court shall not be considered at the hearing, the case is adjudicated by written procedure, in time to the parties on the date when the Registry will be able to receive a copy of the judgment.

● Date when a copy of the judgment is available at the Registry of the considered judgment, the date of compilation.

● After Party at the written request of a European Small Claims Procedure may also be sent by post or, if it is possible, by other means in accordance with the statutory judicial documents and procedures for the issuance of delivery.

● If a case pending before a court session, then the judgment is delivered at the hearing, it is granted after that.

● The complex case, the court may draw up abridged judgment. In this case, the Court shall draw up a full judgment within 14 days.

● The player who has not participated in a court session, a European Small Claims Procedure shall be forwarded not later than three days after its pronouncement, but if it has been shortened judgment — three days after the full judgment.

● If the party has participated in the court and the court has declared an abridged judgment, in his written request of the court shall send him a full copy of the judgment within three days after you compose it.

The parties may appeal a court judgment on appeal, if there is one of thestatutoryappeals to bringing legal proceedings.

● Civil Procedure Law also listed incaseswhen a person is exempt from payment of state fee for the submission of applications in court.

● The deadlines for bringing legal proceedings, the content of the appeal, leaving the appeal without guidance, the lack of action, the Court of First Instance on appeal the complaint, and other articles relating to appeals of the Civil Procedure Law regulatedChapter 54.1 “The nature of certain categories of cases on appeal’ (440) of Article 1 – Section 440.12).

Receipt of child support

Tax relief for a child and dependants 

Free legal aid

Maintenance of residential buildings and premises

Registration and divorce of a marriage