Deposits

The trial date will be at least five days after the day you file with the clerk.  Before the day of the trial, gather all your receipts, your lease agreement or contracts with the landlord and any other documents that may be useful as evidence in your favor, including proof that you gave your landlord a forwarding address.  If you have any witnesses who can provide evidence in your favor, ask them to come to court with you for the trial.  If the witnesses will not come on their own, ask the clerk to subpoena them, which means to command them to be present or face a penalty.  You might want to go to court a few days early to watch and learn how the proceedings go. 

Below are some of the other frequently asked questions about deposits.

Do I get my deposit back?

How do I get my deposit back?

When do I get my deposit back?

What if I don’t get my deposit back?

How does Small Claims Court work?

How much does Small Claims Court cost?

Are there any risks in filing in Small Claims Court?

What happens on my day in Court?

Is there an appeal from Small Claims Court?

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represented "Laura".  "Laura" had previously experienced domestic violence from her husband but had returned to the relationship.   During the early part of the summer, her husband told her he was going to kill her.  She didn’t feel he was serious as he has said things like this before, without acting.  

Laura came home from work and was about to start dinner when her husband, his sister and another friend showed up.  Her husband started yelling at her and began physically assaulting her brother.  Laura left the house using the back door.  She got into her vehicle and left and went to a friend’s house.  About 30 minutes later, her husband showed up at the house. 

He came into the house without knocking and started pushing people around who were present in the home.  He demanded to know where his wife was; "Laura" was hiding in the closet and managed to get out again, and ran over to her mother’s house and to call the police. 

It was there that he finally caught up with her and beat her, he had a gun and put it to her head.  He also had a knife and told her he was going to shoot her and then cut her up.  The police came in time to arrest him.  Laura was transported to Duchesne county hospital with severe injuries.

Utah Legal Services assisted Laura in filing a protective order.  A protective order was then filed and granted.  The FBI came in and transported the opposing party to a federal facility where he was arraigned in federal court and is still awaiting trial.