Becky Norris: Gulf County, Florida Clerk of Courts

Civil Court

The Civil Court Division handles civil actions in which damages are being sought or for other matters in controversy or dispute.

  • Summary Claims (or Small Claims) are matters in controversy under $5,000.
  • County Civil handles civil actions in which the damages being sought or the matter in controversy total $5,000.00 to $15,000.
  • Circuit Civil handles civil actions in which the damages being sought or the matter in controversy is $15,000.00 and above. Some types of cases that are filed in the Circuit Civil Division are Negligence, Professional  or Medical Malpractice, Contract and Indebtedness Disputes, Actions relating to Real Property, Mortgage Foreclosures, Eminent Domain Suits, Declaratory Judgments, Injunctions, Interpleader, Replevins, Writs of Certiorari, Hapeas Corpus Proceedings, and all other civil actions that do not fall within the jurisdiction of the County Court.