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Money disputes up to $25,000 are settled in the Giles County small-claims court, which runs on simplified procedures built for people without a lawyer.
Read on for the claim ceiling, the fees, the courthouse serving Giles County, the way the other side is notified, the cut-off dates, and each filing step. Squabble prepares the paperwork and files it on your behalf.
Small claims in Giles 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.
Locations change. The court publishes its current small-claims address on its own page; Squabble confirms the courthouse for your case when you file.
Small claims filings from Giles County are handled at Giles General Sessions Court in Pulaski. About 30,971 people live in Giles County.
This court takes small-claims filings electronically, so the case can be started from home.
The small claims list is heard in person, at the courthouse itself.
Have copies of your evidence for the bench and for the other party. Some courts take documents electronically before the hearing as well.
Residents of Giles County, Tennessee, bring small claims cases in the Tennessee General Sessions Court system, which handles disputes up to $25,000. The Giles General Sessions Court sits in Pulaski at 127 N 1st St., 38478, and it serves the roughly 30,971 people living across the county, including the communities of Ardmore, Elkton, Goodspring, Lynnville, Minor Hill, Prospect, and Pulaski, and ZIP codes such as 38449, 38455, 38460, 38472, 38473, and 38477. The courthouse is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and is closed on Saturday and Sunday. The court can be reached by telephone at (931) 363-5311, and information is posted at https://gilescountytn.gov/courts-2/general-sessions-court/. Electronic filing is available. Giles County lies near Lawrence County, Marshall County, and Lincoln County, each of which has its own General Sessions Court for matters arising there.
A case filed here usually comes from one of these 7 communities:
Ardmore, Elkton, Goodspring, Lynnville, Minor Hill, Prospect, Pulaski.
ZIP codes:
Giles County is the 49th most populous of Tennessee's 95 counties, with about 30,971 residents.
The small claims track exists for routine money disputes: fewer formalities, and a cap on what can be claimed.
Maximum claim
You can generally file where the dispute happened or where the other party lives.
Splitting a single claim across multiple filings to dodge the ceiling is not permitted.
A small-claims judge generally orders one side to pay money; other kinds of orders belong in higher courts.
An attorney may appear at the hearing in Tennessee, though nobody has to have one. The process assumes you will speak for yourself.
Minors take part through a guardian appointed by the court.
This state requires notarized filing documents. Squabble prepares them notarization-ready.
Over the limit? Either bring the figure down to the maximum and remain in small claims, or file the whole amount in the regular civil court. The amount given up is usually gone for good.
They are the same across all 7 Giles County ZIP codes, from 38449 onward. Giles General Sessions Court is the courthouse listed for Giles County.
Debts up to $25,000 belong in this court. These are the arguments people bring most frequently.
Giles General Sessions Court is the Giles County courthouse listed below. Giles County takes in Ardmore, Elkton and Goodspring 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.
Set out the claim on the court's form, identify the correct courthouse, and pay the fee.
The defendant receives the papers through formal service and can reply or negotiate an end to it.
A brief, informal hearing, in person or, where the court offers it, by video. The judge rules at the hearing or sends the decision after.
This is the route a Giles County case takes, whether it starts in 38449 or anywhere else among the county ZIP codes. Everything below applies to a case filed in Giles County, at the Pulaski courthouse.
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. Tennessee courts usually take delivery by the sheriff or constable, email service where the court allows it, delivery arranged by the court or certified mail.
Who may serve depends on the court: law enforcement, a paid process server, the clerk by certified mail, or a disinterested adult. Costs and rules are local.
There is a deadline, counted backwards from the hearing, by which the defendant must have the papers. Ask the clerk for it when the date is assigned. Service must be served 15 days before hearing. Courts require original forms to be served.
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.
Lawrence County and Marshall County are the counties nearest to Giles County. A Giles County address carries one of its 7 ZIP codes, 38449, 38455 and 38460 among them.
Filing is only possible for a set time after the events. Beyond it, the other side can have the claim thrown out.
| Kind of claim | Time limit to file |
|---|---|
| Written contract | 6 years |
| Oral contract | 6 years |
| Property damage | 3 years |
| Personal injury | 1 year |
Giles County, population about 30,971, is covered by the table above. They do not change from one Giles County ZIP code to another, 38449 included.
Money owed under a contract in Tennessee generally accrues interest at 10% per year before judgment (Tenn. Code §47-14-123).
The Squabble interest calculator shows what the accrued figure comes to on top of the principal.
The rate above is the one for Giles County, population about 30,971. It is the same rate across all 7 Giles County ZIP codes.
Verify the figure is inside the limit and that you are still within the deadline for this claim type.
Use the other side's correct legal name, describe the dispute, and show how the money adds up.
File with the Giles County small-claims court, or e-file, and pay the $25–$75 fee (or request a waiver if you qualify).
With a hearing date in hand, organise service and lodge the completed proof with the court.
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.
Describe the dispute to Eleanor. Squabble drafts the paperwork, puts it through a Triple-Check™ for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and lodges it with the court.
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.
Giles County takes in filings from 7 ZIP codes, 38449 first in the list. Giles County has a population of about 30,971.
Small claims hearings are short and informal, and the judge asks questions directly. Most people present their own case.
Hearings in Giles County cases are listed at Giles General Sessions Court in Pulaski. Ardmore, Elkton and Goodspring are among the Giles County places a hearing can draw parties from.
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 can also ask the court to order the debtor to appear and disclose income and assets under oath. An unpaid judgment generally keeps accruing interest at the rate state law sets until it's satisfied.
Ardmore, Elkton and Goodspring are among the Giles County places a judgment debtor may live in. Lawrence County and Marshall County are the counties nearest to Giles County.
Reviewed August 2026. Fees, limits and procedures are revised from time to time, so confirm them with the court before you file.
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 Giles County case for you.
