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Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires: courts with jurisdiction over small claims (pequeñas causas) — Argentina

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Format requirements for this court

Court and trackCiudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires: courts with jurisdiction over small claims (pequeñas causas)
PaperA4
Margins 2.5 cm · 2.5 cm · 2.5 cm · 2.5 cm
Type Times New Roman, 12 pt
Line spacing1.5
Paragraph numbering {n}.

Twelve point type, 1.5 line spacing and numbered paragraphs so that they can be cited at a hearing.

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Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires: courts with jurisdiction over small claims (pequeñas causas)

File a written claim with the court heading, the parties, the object, the chronological account of the facts and the petition; attach the documentary evidence with an index of annexes; complete prior mediation first where the law in force in the City requires it; sign and give an address for notices. This pack covers only the tracks and matters in which proceeding without sponsoring counsel is expressly permitted.

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Provinces with a small claims regime (for example Buenos Aires, Mendoza and La Pampa)

Each province sets its own ceiling, its own form and its own rules on sponsoring counsel. The claim is filed with the juzgado de paz or the court of first instance with jurisdiction over small claims of that province, with the parties, the facts, the petition and the documentary evidence in an index of annexes. Before filing, the provincial judiciary's own pages must be checked to see whether the matter requires patrocinio letrado (sponsorship by counsel).

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Filing checklist - what to bring, in how many copies, and why documents get returned.

  1. Confirm on your province's judiciary pages that the matter may be brought without sponsoring counsel. If the matter requires that sponsorship, this tool does not arrange or replace it.
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  2. Where the law of your jurisdiction requires prior mediation for this claim, evidence the mediation or its exemption before filing.
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  3. One signed claim with the court heading, the parties, the object, the facts and the petition.
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  4. One copy for each respondent and one copy for the court file.
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  5. The documentary evidence numbered from 1 with an index of annexes giving the number, name and date of each.
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  6. The amount claimed in pesos and how it was worked out, with the calculation where there are several items.
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  7. The address at which notices will be received, plus a telephone number or e-mail address.
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  8. Ask the court whether this track carries a court fee and how it is paid; in small claims regimes it is often reduced or waived.
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  9. A4 paper, 2.5 cm margins, 12 point type, 1.5 line spacing and paragraphs numbered from 1.
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  10. The claim is written in Spanish, the language of the courts; any document in another language is accompanied by a translation.
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Why filings get sent back

The language you read here and the language of the documents are set separately.

Document language: Español. This is set by the court, not by the language you are reading now.

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Disclosure: what this document set is and is not

This document set was assembled by a document preparation tool that organises the facts you supplied and aligns page format with the requirements published by the court named on the cover. It is not legal advice, it does not replace a lawyer, and no lawyer has reviewed your documents or acts for you. No opinion is given on the strength of your account or on which rule applies to it. You remain responsible for the contents of every document you file, for meeting every deadline, and for checking each format rule and each citation yourself. The source of every format rule is listed in the filing checklist.

I have read this disclosure and I understand that this pack is a format and fact-organisation aid, not legal advice, and that it does not replace a lawyer.

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Confirm you understand: citations are not verified

The system does not check whether a citation is real. You are responsible for checking each one in the official database: Información Legislativa y Documental (InfoLEG) and the provincial judiciary case search.

Información Legislativa y Documental (InfoLEG) and the provincial judiciary case search

Check this citation yourself: confirm that the provision or decision exists, that it is still in force, and that no later amendment or decision has changed it.

Every format rule is listed with its source so you can check it yourself.

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