This factsheet looks at what you can do if someone claims you owe them money and you have been served with a Local Court Statement of Claim. It answers questions including:
- What is a statement of claim?
- What if I don’t owe the money claimed?
- How do I defend the claim?
- What if I agree I owe the money but cannot afford to pay it all at once?
- What if I only owe part of the amount claimed?
- What if the person claiming money also owes me money?
- What happens if I do nothing?
- What if I was not given or sent the Statement of Claim?