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In Sullivan County, money disputes up to $5,000 go to the small-claims court: simplified procedures built for people without a lawyer.
Here you will find the claim limit that applies in Sullivan County, what filing costs, where the case is heard, how the defendant is served, the deadlines, and the order of steps. Squabble can take the preparation and filing off your hands.
Small claims in Sullivan County are heard at the courthouse below. When you file, the court confirms the right location for your case based on where the defendant lives or where your dispute happened.
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.
The nearest counties to Sullivan County are Ulster County and Orange County. About 80,450 people live in Sullivan County.
Small claims can be filed electronically here, which means the case can begin without going to the counter.
Small claims are heard at the courthouse, in person.
Have copies of your evidence for the bench and for the other party. Some courts take documents electronically before the hearing as well.
Sullivan County, New York, home to roughly 80,450 residents, handles small claims cases through its City, Town and Village Courts, where the maximum amount that may be claimed is $5,000. One such court is the Fallsburg Town Court, located at 19 Railroad Plaza in South Fallsburg, 12779, which can be reached at 845-434-8810 and maintains information online at https://www.townoffallsburg.com/196/Court-Office. The court office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and is closed on Saturday and Sunday. The county covers communities including Bethel, Callicoon, Hurleyville, Jeffersonville, Grahamsville, and Kauneonga Lake, along with ZIP codes such as 12701, 12734, 12748, and 12751, and it lies near Ulster County, Orange County, and Delaware County. Electronic filing is available in the county. The courts accept and process small claims matters, schedule hearings, and maintain case records, with filings handled by the individual city, town, or village court serving the relevant community.
A case filed here usually comes from one of these 52 communities:
Barryville, Bethel, Bloomingburg, Burlingham, Callicoon, Callicoon Center, Cochecton, Eldred, Fallsburg, Ferndale, Forestburgh, Fremont Center, Glen Spey, Glen Wild, Grahamsville, Hankins, Harris, Highland Lake, Hortonville, Hurleyville, Jeffersonville, Kauneonga Lake, Kenoza Lake, Kiamesha Lake, Lake Huntington, Liberty, Livingston Manor, Loch Sheldrake, Mongaup Valley, Monticello, Mountain Dale, Narrowsburg, Neversink, North Branch, Obernburg, Parksville, Phillipsport, Pond Eddy, Rock Hill, Roscoe, Smallwood, South Fallsburg, Summitville, Swan Lake, Thompsonville, White Lake, White Sulphur Springs, Woodbourne, Woodridge, Wurtsboro, Youngsville, Yulan.
Of New York's 62 counties, Sullivan County is 33rd by population at roughly 80,450 people. Fallsburg Town Court in South Fallsburg lies around 18 miles from the Ulster County courthouse in Kingston and 17 miles from the Orange County courthouse in Newburgh.
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Small claims is the court's track for everyday money disputes: simplified rules, and limits on how much you can sue for.
Maximum claim
Where the dispute arose does not set venue in this state; where they live does.
Courts do not allow one dispute to be filed as several in order to beat the maximum.
The court decides who pays whom and how much. Anything beyond money goes to a higher court.
New York permits lawyers at the hearing without requiring them. Everything is built around people presenting their own case.
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.
Sullivan County is under the same limits as nearby Ulster County and Orange County. These are the limits for Sullivan County, population about 80,450.
If someone owes you money, up to $5,000, small claims is built for it. These are the disputes residents bring most often.
Sullivan County takes in Barryville, Bethel and Bloomingburg and the rest of the county. Sullivan County has about 80,450 residents.
It's built to be navigable without a lawyer. Here's the shape of a case from start to finish.
Write up what is owed on the claim form, select the courthouse, and settle the filing fee.
Service puts the papers in the defendant's hands and starts their time to answer or settle.
The hearing is informal and quick, sometimes by video, and the judge decides on the spot or sends the outcome later.
This is the route a Sullivan County case takes, whether it starts in 12701 or anywhere else among the county ZIP codes. Fallsburg Town Court lists (845) 434-4574 as its number.
Filing is only half of it. The defendant has to receive formal notice, a step called service of process, and in most cases you cannot hand over the papers yourself. In New York, courts typically use personal delivery by an approved server, the sheriff or constable, delivery arranged by the court, email service where the court allows it or certified mail.
A sheriff, a constable, a professional server, the court clerk using certified mail, or an uninvolved adult can all serve papers, depending on local rules. Fees and permitted methods vary.
Every court fixes a minimum number of days between service and the hearing. The clerk will tell you what it is for your case. Service 8 days before hearing. Court handles Proof of service since they do service.
The person who delivered the papers signs a proof of service. That document goes to the court ahead of 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 Sullivan County address carries one of its 53 ZIP codes, 12701, 12719 and 12720 among them. Ulster County and Orange County are the counties nearest to Sullivan County.
There is a cut-off for bringing a case, counted from when the dispute began. Miss it and the claim can be barred entirely.
| 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 |
They do not change from one Sullivan County ZIP code to another, 12701 included. The same periods apply in Sullivan County as in nearby Ulster County and Orange County, which are in the same state.
Money owed under a contract in New York generally accrues interest at 9% per year before judgment (N.Y. CPLR §5001-5004).
To see what interest has added so far, the Squabble interest calculator works out the running total.
Sullivan County is under the same state rate as nearby Ulster County and Orange County. The rate above is the one for Sullivan County, population about 80,450.
Two checks first: the amount must fall within the ceiling, and the claim must still be in time.
Name the correct party, describe what happened, and show how the amount is calculated.
File with the Sullivan County small-claims court, or e-file, and pay the $15–$20 fee (or request a waiver if you qualify).
With a hearing date in hand, organise service and lodge the completed proof with the court.
Put the evidence in order, with exhibits marked, so the account is easy to follow.
Attend, in the courtroom or by video where the court allows it, put your case, and hear 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 →A claim form opens the case, a proof of service records that notice was given, and a fee waiver applies where you qualify. Titles differ between courts, and Squabble uses the ones your courthouse expects.
Barryville, Bethel and Bloomingburg are among the places in Sullivan County that filings come from. Sullivan County takes in filings from 53 ZIP codes, 12701 first in the list.
Hearings are short and plainly run. Questions come from the judge, and most parties appear without help.
Barryville, Bethel and Bloomingburg are among the Sullivan County places a hearing can draw parties from. Hearings in Sullivan County cases are listed at Fallsburg Town Court in South Fallsburg.
The ruling establishes the debt. Recovery is a further step, supported by enforcement measures that are set by each state.
Where state law allows it, a portion of the debtor's earnings can be redirected to pay what the court ordered.
A court-ordered levy allows funds to be taken from the debtor's bank account.
Registering the judgment at county level can fix a lien on real estate the debtor holds.
Courts can also summon the debtor to answer questions about income and property under oath. Until the balance is paid, interest usually continues to run at the statutory rate.
Ulster County and Orange County are the counties nearest to Sullivan County. The judgment in a Sullivan County case comes from Fallsburg Town Court in South Fallsburg.
Last reviewed August 2026. Court fees, limits, and procedures change. Verify current details with the court before filing.
Talk with Eleanor about what happened. Squabble prepares your demand letter and court-ready documents, Triple-Checks them for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and files your Sullivan County case for you.
