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Help Center Forms & Instructions

1. Glossary

2. Beginning Steps
How to Commence a Civil Action
How to Start a Special Proceeding
How to File a Request for Judicial Intervention
How to File a Request for Judicial Intervention, Foreclosure Action Only
How to File a Request for Judicial Intervention, Matrimonial Action Only

3. Serving Papers
How to Serve Legal Papers

4. Responding to a Case
How to Respond to a Summons & Complaint

5. Motions and Orders to Show Cause
How to Make a Motion
How to File an Order to Show Cause
How to Answer a Motion

6. Appeals
How to Take an Appeal

7. Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Form Programs
Free, easy-to-use computer programs to help you prepare your own court papers, along with instructions.
Uncontested Divorce DIY Program
Adult Name Change DIY Program
Vacate a Default Judgment in a Consumer Debt Case DIY Program

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