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Small claims in Macomb County covers money disputes up to $7,000 and runs on simplified procedures, and no attorneys at the hearing.
Below is what you need for a small claims case in Macomb County: the limit, filing fees, which courthouse to use, how to serve the other side, your deadlines, and how to file. When you're ready, Squabble prepares everything and files it for you.
Macomb County runs several hub courthouses for these cases. Assignment follows the ZIP code of the defendant or of the dispute itself.
Tap a courthouse to see its details in the list below.
Not sure which courthouse? Use the court's official court locator to match your ZIP code to the correct location, or let Squabble identify it for you automatically. Hub courthouses can change; confirm before you file.
About 886,175 people live in Macomb County. The nearest counties to Macomb County are St. Clair County and Oakland County.
You can open a small claims case here online, without travelling to the courthouse to hand the papers in.
Hearings in small claims are attended in person at the courthouse.
Bring copies of your evidence for the judge and the other side; some courts also accept electronic submission ahead of the hearing.
Residents of Macomb County, Michigan, a county of 886,175 people that includes communities such as Warren, Clinton Township, Roseville, Mount Clemens, Sterling Heights, and Eastpointe, along with ZIP codes including 48035, 48044, 48066, and 48088, can bring cases through the Michigan Small Claims Court, which handles claims up to $7,000. Two courthouses serve the area. The Shelby Township District Court 41 A sits at 52420 Van Dyke Ave. in Shelby Township, 48316, and can be reached at (586) 739-7325 or at http://www.shelbytwp.org/court. It is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 to 4:00 PM, and closed Saturday and Sunday. The City of Sterling Heights 41A District Court is located at 40111 Dodge Park Rd. in Sterling Heights, 48313, with a phone number of (586) 446-2500 and a website at https://www.sterling-heights.net/421/41A-District-Court. Its hours run Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, with weekends closed. Electronic filing is not available. Macomb County lies near St. Clair County, Oakland County, and Wayne County.
More than one location takes small claims here. The court matches a case to a location by address.
Macomb County covers these 19 towns and cities:
Armada, Center Line, Clinton Township, Eastpointe, Fraser, Harrison Township, Macomb, Mount Clemens, New Baltimore, New Haven, Ray, Richmond, Romeo, Roseville, Saint Clair Shores, Sterling Heights, Utica, Warren, Washington.
With about 886,175 residents, Macomb County ranks 3rd by population among the 83 counties of Michigan. Shelby Township District Court 41 A, in Shelby Township, is about 19 miles from the St. Clair County courthouse in Port Huron and 7 miles from the Oakland County courthouse in Pontiac.
If the other side lives just over the county line, the case may belong next door:
Everyday disputes over money belong in the small claims division, where the rules are simplified, no attorneys at the hearing, and the sum in question has an upper bound.
Maximum claim
Filing is generally possible in the county of the events or the county of the defendant.
You can't divide one dispute into several smaller cases to get around the limit.
Judgments take the form of money owed; other kinds of relief are heard elsewhere.
Both sides appear without a lawyer at the hearing itself. Consulting one before or after is a separate matter.
Minors take part through a guardian appointed by the court.
Over the limit? Two routes exist: reduce the claim to the cap and stay here, or take the full sum to regular civil court. Reducing it normally forfeits the difference.
Macomb County is under the same limits as nearby St. Clair County and Oakland County. These are the limits for Macomb County, population about 886,175.
This court handles money claims to a ceiling of $7,000. Below are the kinds of case filed most often.
Macomb County has about 886,175 residents. Macomb County takes in Armada, Center Line and Clinton Township and the rest of the county.
It's built to be navigable without a lawyer. Here's the shape of a case from start to finish.
Prepare the claim form, work out which court covers it, and pay the court's charge.
Papers are delivered to the defendant, who may answer them or settle the matter first.
The hearing is informal and quick, sometimes by video, and the judge decides on the spot or sends the outcome later.
Shelby Township District Court 41 A lists (586) 739-7325 as its number. Shelby Township District Court 41 A publishes its counter hours; they are listed on this page.
A filed case still has to reach the defendant. Formal notice, known as service of process, does that, and delivering it personally is generally not allowed. delivery arranged by the court, email service where the court allows it, personal delivery by an approved server or the sheriff or constable is what courts in Michigan normally accept.
Depending on the court: the sheriff or constable, a professional process server, the clerk by certified mail, or another adult who isn't part of the case. Methods and costs vary by county.
Courts set their own cut-off for how many days before the hearing notice must land. The clerk gives you that date along with the hearing date.
Whoever serves the papers completes a proof of service, which is filed with the court before the hearing.
Service is where many self-filed cases stall. Squabble can coordinate professional Service of Process so it's done correctly and on time.
A Macomb County address carries one of its 41 ZIP codes, 48005, 48015 and 48021 among them. St. Clair County and Oakland County are the counties nearest to Macomb County.
Every claim carries a filing window that opens when the dispute happens. Once it closes, the court can turn the case away.
| What the claim is about | How long you have |
|---|---|
| Written contract | 6 years |
| Oral contract | 6 years |
| Property damage | 3 years |
| Personal injury | 3 years |
Macomb County, population about 886,175, is covered by the table above. The same periods apply in Macomb County as in nearby St. Clair County and Oakland County, which are in the same state.
In Michigan, prejudgment interest follows a statutory formula rather than a fixed rate (Mich. Comp. Laws §600.6013).
The Squabble interest calculator shows what the accrued figure comes to on top of the principal.
It is the same rate across all 41 Macomb County ZIP codes. Macomb County is under the same state rate as nearby St. Clair County and Oakland County.
Confirm the sum sits under the cap and that the time limit for this kind of claim has not run out.
Get the defendant's legal name right, set out the events, and break down how the figure is reached.
File at the Macomb County hub courthouse for your dispute's ZIP code, or e-file, and pay the $25–$65 fee (or request a waiver if you qualify).
Service comes after the date is set. File the server's proof once the papers have been delivered.
Arrange your evidence and number the exhibits so nothing has to be searched for on the day.
Come to the hearing in person or remotely where permitted, present the facts, and get the ruling.
Go through the events with Eleanor. The documents are prepared, Triple-Checked™ for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and filed for you.
Start for FREE →You will meet a claim form, a proof of service, and possibly a fee waiver. What each is called depends on the court, and Squabble matches them to your courthouse.
Macomb County has a population of about 886,175. Armada, Center Line and Clinton Township are among the places in Macomb County that filings come from.
Expect a short, informal hearing with no attorneys present. The judge asks the questions.
Macomb County hearings are held at one of its 2 listed courthouses, depending on where the case is filed. Macomb County has about 886,175 residents.
A judgment is the court's decision. Collecting it is a separate step, with court-backed tools if the other side doesn't pay. Which tools are available depends on state law.
Wage garnishment, where the state permits it, sends part of the debtor's pay toward the judgment.
A court-ordered levy allows funds to be taken from the debtor's bank account.
Recording the judgment locally can place a lien against real property in the debtor's name.
You may also apply for an order compelling the debtor to attend and disclose income and assets on oath. Interest generally continues at the rate the state sets until the debt is met.
St. Clair County and Oakland County are the counties nearest to Macomb County. Armada, Center Line and Clinton Township are among the Macomb County places a judgment debtor may live in.
Last checked in August 2026. Court fees, limits and procedures move; verify them with the court first.
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