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Client In Another State Is Refusing To Pay My Final Invoice But Is Actively Using My Work. Can I Use My Local Small Claims Court?

Location: Ohio, US (Client is in Delaware)

I am a freelance web developer based in Ohio. Three months ago, I signed a contract with a small startup based in Delaware to build a custom inventry management plugin for their website. The contract specified a flat fee of three thousand dollars, split into two equal payments of fifteeen hundred dollars.

They paid the first half upfront with no issues. I completed the work, they approved it, and I installed it on their server. I sent the final invoice for the remaining fifteen hundred dollars two weeks ago.

Yesterday, the owner emailed me saying they decided they are not going to pay the final invoice. They claim the plugin does not meet their long term business needs, even though the plugin is currently live on their website and their employes are actively using it. They have since blocked my email address and phone number.

I want to sue them for the remaining amount in small claims court. My contract does not have a forum selection clause specifying where disputes must be resolved.

Since they are located in Delaware and I am in Ohio, can I file this in my local county small claims court because the work was performed here, or am I legally forced to travel to Delaware to file against them? The travel costs would basically wipe out the money they owe me.

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Client In Another State Is Refusing To Pay My Final Invoice But Is Actively Using My Work. Can I Use My Local Small Claims Court?

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