Pricing

One price. One case.

You pay once, for the case you're filing. No subscription, no hourly rate, no surprise second charge. Packets start at $99.

The court's fee is separate

The filing fee goes to the clerk, not to us. We tell you what yours will be for your county before you go, and if you can't afford it we prepare the fee waiver with your packet.

What each packet costs

Your answers decide which one you're on. You never pick a plan — we price the case you actually have.

Small claims
$99

You're owed up to $12,500 and want it back without hiring anyone. No attorneys allowed on either side.

  • SC-100 claim, completed and court-formatted
  • Demand letter you send before filing
  • Service paperwork so the other side is properly notified
  • Step-by-step filing guide for your county
Eviction defense
$149

You've been served with an unlawful detainer and the clock is running. Most tenants have five days to answer.

  • UD-105 answer with the affirmative defenses that apply to you
  • Proof of service for the answer
  • Your deadline, counted from the day you were served
  • Step-by-step filing guide for your county
Civil complaint
$249

Your claim is over $12,500, or it needs relief small claims can't give. Limited or unlimited civil.

  • Drafted complaint on real 28-line California pleading paper
  • SUM-100 summons
  • CM-010 civil case cover sheet
  • Step-by-step filing guide for your county
If the court waives your fee, we lower ours

Someone who qualifies for a fee waiver has told the court they can't afford a filing fee. Charging them the civil rate would be indefensible, so a granted waiver drops any track to $99.

In every packet, whatever the track

Free corrections

If the clerk rejects your filing, tell us what they said and we regenerate the corrected packet at no charge.

Fee waiver prepared

If you likely qualify, the FW-001 request is prepared and included, so you can ask the court to waive its own fee.

A Spanish guide

Your court documents are in English because California courts require it. Your instructions can be in Spanish.

All 58 counties

Statewide Judicial Council formats, with the caption and courthouse set for the county you're filing in.

What the same work costs elsewhere

California attorney, drafting the complaint
Roughly four to eight hours at about $400 an hour.
$1,500–$3,000
file my case, civil complaint packet
The same documents, drafted from your answers, ready to file.
$249

We are not a law firm and we don't appear in court for you. What we do is the drafting and formatting — the part that stops most people from ever filing.

Questions about the money

Do I have to pay to use the interview?

No. The interview is free, and so is reading the draft it produces. You pay only when you want the finished packet to download and file.

When exactly am I charged?

Once, at the end, when you choose to buy the packet for that case. There's no subscription and nothing recurring.

Can I see my documents before I pay?

Yes. You see a watermarked preview of the real draft, generated from your own answers. The clean, filable version is what you're paying for.

What if I have more than one case?

Each case is priced on its own, by its own track. Nothing you buy for one case carries over to another.

What if the clerk rejects my filing?

Send us what the clerk said and we regenerate the corrected packet for free. Most rejections are formatting or a missing form, which is exactly what this is built to prevent.

Can I get a refund?

If we can't produce a filable packet for your case, you don't pay. Once you've downloaded the finished packet the work is delivered, so refunds after that are reviewed case by case.

See your price for your case.

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Free to answer the questions and read the draft. Pay only for the packet.

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