Chenango County Small Claims Court
What do I do on the hearing date?
We recommend arriving to court at least fifteen minutes before your hearing. When you arrive, you should look for the small claims court calendar or for a clerk to assist you. On the calendar, cases are listed by the last name of the plaintiff and then the defendant (or name of the business). If you cannot find your case, you should contact the clerk (or judge if there is no clerk). In some courtrooms, the clerk may check people in as they arrive. In others, you must wait until your case is called.
When your case is called, be ready to tell the judge if you are ready for the case to go forward (and the judge to hear your evidence) or if you need to make a request (like a request for a continuance). If both sides are ready, the court will proceed to hear the case.
Small Claims Court Locations in Chenango County
Every town and village of Chenango County has its own small claims court to handle cases arising in that location. In Chenango County, there are [COURTSNUM] separate courts for the following villages or towns:Afton Town, Afton Village, Bainbridge Town, Columbus Town, Coventry Town, Earlville Village, German Town, Greene Town, Greene Village, Guilford Town, Lincklaen Town, McDonough Town, New Berlin Town, North Norwich Town, Norwich Town, Otselic Town, Oxford Town, Oxford Village, Pharsalia Town, Pitcher Town, Plymouth Town, Preston Town, Sherburne Town, Sherburne Village, Smithville Town, and Smyrna Town.
The small claims court locations are:
Afton Town Court
19 Court Street P.O. Box 108 Afton, NY 13730Afton Village Court
PO Box 402 Afton, NY 13730Bainbridge Town Court
15 North Main Street Bainbridge, NY 13733Columbus Town Court
4340 State Highway 80 P.O. Box 916 New Berlin, NY 13411Coventry Town Court
1839 State Highway 235 Greene, NY 13778Earlville Village Court
15 North Main Street Earlville, NY 13332German Town Court
County Route 5 McDonough, NY 13801Greene Town Court
51 Genesee Street PO Box 129 Greene, NY 13778Greene Village Court
49 Genesee Street Greene, NY 13778Guilford Town Court
223 Marble Road Town Hall Guilford, NY 13780Lincklaen Town Court
1675 County Rte 12, Union Valley Road Lincklaen Town Hall DeRuyter, NY 13052McDonough Town Court
PO Box 75 McDonough, NY 13801New Berlin Town Court
30 North Main Street P.O. Box 308 New Berlin, NY 13411North Norwich Town Court
188 County Route 23 P.O. Box 176 North Norwich, NY 13814Norwich Town Court
157 County Road 32A Town Hall Norwich, NY 13815Otselic Town Court
Gladding Street South Otselic, NY 13155Oxford Town Court
PO Box 1224 Oxford, NY 13830Oxford Village Court
20 Main Street PO Box 1203 Oxford, NY 13830Pharsalia Town Court
1040 County Road 8 P.O. Box 39 East Pharsalia, NY 13758Pitcher Town Court
Town Hall Road Pitcher, NY 13136Plymouth Town Court
3461 State Highway 23 P.O. Box 27 Plymouth, NY 13832Preston Town Court
387 County Route 10A Norwich, NY 13815Sherburne Town Court
1 Canal Street Town Hall P.O. Box 860 Sherburne, NY 13460Sherburne Village Court
1 Canal Street P.O. Box 860 Sherburne, NY 13460Smithville Town Court
5285 State Hwy 41 Smithville, NY 13841Smyrna Town Court
103 Quaker Hill Justice Court Smyrna, NY 13464Is Chenango County the right place to file my action?
A plaintiff has to bring the action in the village or town in which the defendant resides or a business has an open office.
What is mediation?
Mediation is an attempt to settle your case without a trial. It is a consifential way to resolve the case. Mediation involved a person acting as a mediator who will try and bring opposing parties to an agreement that all the parties can agree to. In Chenango County, mediation services are provided by:
Dispute Resolution Center of Chenango, Delaware and Otsego Counties
Catholic Charities of Delaware and Otsego Counties