Self-Help Forms

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Family
Estates & Wills

Adult Name Change

Use this form to ask the court for a legal name change.
Guided Form
Name or Gender Change

Affidavit of Small Succession

Use this form to complete the affidavit of small succession process. That process only applies for estates valued at under $125,000 or more than 20 years old.
Guided Form
Dealing with Another Person's Estate After They Die

Article 102 Divorce (with kids)

Use this form to file for divorce when you and your spouse have *not* been living apart for at least 365 days and there are children of the marriage.
Guided Form
Divorce

Article 102 Divorce (without kids)

Use this form to file for divorce when you and your spouse have *not* been living apart for at least 180 days and there are no children of the marriage.
Guided Form
Divorce

Article 103 Divorce (with kids)

Use this form to file for divorce if you and your spouse have children, and have been living apart for at least 365 days.
Guided Form
Divorce

Article 103 Divorce (without kids)

Use this form to file for divorce if you and your spouse do not have children, and you have been living apart for at least 180 days.
Guided Form
Divorce

In Forma Pauperis

Use this form to ask the court to *delay* but not eliminate your court filing fees.
Guided Form
Divorce
Child Custody and Visitation

Motion for Continuance

Use this form to ask the court to delay or "continue" an upcoming hearing in your case.
Guided Form
Child Custody and Visitation

Petition for Custody

Use this form to ask the courts to decide on child custody.
Guided Form
Child Custody and Visitation

Rule for Contempt

Use this form to ask the court to hold your child's other parent in contempt for not following the current custody or visitation order.
Guided Form
Child Custody and Visitation

Rule to Modify Child Support

Use this form to ask the court to change your current child support arrangement.
Guided Form
Child Support

Rule to Modify Custody

Use this form to ask the court to change an existing child custody order.
Guided Form
Child Custody and Visitation
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