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A civil action is a lawsuit. A civil action involves money, injury or damages, return of property, civil rights, or other non-criminal matters. A civil action is started by service (delivery) of a summons and complaint on a party or parties.

In an uncontested divorce, the Note of Issue informs the court that either through default or settlement the matter can now proceed to divorce through documents submitted to the court without the necessity of a trial before the court.

To change the terms of a divorce decree in New York, you are required to demonstrate to the court that you have experienced a substantial change in circumstances. This change in circumstances must be so significant that there is reasonable justification for the court to revise its original ruling.

Every civil court case (also called a lawsuit) starts with papers that tell the court and the other side what the case is about. A court case must be started in writing. All legal papers must be typed or printed neatly in English, in black ink, on 8 ½ x11 inch paper, double spaced, using one side of the paper only.

Civil Court: The New York City Civil Court hears civil cases involving amounts up to $25,000, as well as other civil matters that are referred to it by the Supreme Court. The Civil Court also hears small claims cases involving amounts up to $5,000 and housing-related civil cases.

In cases that are filed in hard copy, the notice of entry serves an important purpose: it notifies the parties that the county clerk has entered a judgment or order and starts the running of the time to appeal. Before 1997, the CPLR did not explicitly require that a party serve notice of entry.