Hi,
What is the cost to file a law suit (ball park figure)? And how would I go about doing this?

Depends on where you live and which court you're filing in. I know that doesn't help much, but it does vary a lot. Where are you located?

Depends on what court you file it in and where you live.

Small claims court filings can usually be done for as little as $25 in filing fees.

Of course, it is important to keep in mind that while you can represent yourself in small claims court, if you file above a certain threshold amount (I think $5,000 - $10,000 in most states) - you will need to get a lawyer and you won't be able to file small claims court any more.

Are you going after a client that has defaulted on payment or ?

Hi,
Ok I live in Pennslyannia. Also the reason I ask is I am using PayPal and want to keep using it however if they ever "froze" my account I heard the only way they will work with you is if you file suit. So say they were holding $2,000 of my money for example what would it cost if i represented myself in court to file a suit (usually just filing the suit will be enough to get them to work with you) and where would I go to do this? The reason I am suddenly so conerned was after reading this article:

http://www.paypalsucks.com/forums/showthread.php?fid=6&tid=1529&old_block=0

As much as I hate to promote this, because I truely believe it will ultimately lead to the degeneration of our society, you may want to try prepaid legal...

If someone has really wronged you, sometimes you have no choice but to initiate a lawsuit...

Prepaid legal is a mechanism to pay a low monthly fee (Usually around $25-$75/month) and receive a set amount of legal services for free as well as a discount on additional services...