Court Assistance
The Court Assistance Office provides information and resources for individual who do not have an attorney, but need help with their civil court cases. The Court Assistance Office is not a substitute for an attorney, and legal advice is not available through this office.
Court Forms
Court forms are available to print for free at courtselfhelp.idaho.gov. For instructions on locating and printing your court forms, please view the video below.
If you are not able to locate the documents that you need, you may have to contact an attorney to create court forms for your particular case type.
Family Law Workshop
Family Law Workshop
The Court Assistance Office hosts weekly online workshops to help with court forms for Divorce with children, Custody and Child Support, and Modification of Custody and Child Support. The workshop will help you with:
Understanding how to use each of the court forms in the paperwork process.
Understanding the steps involved in obtaining your court order. You will be responsible for understanding each of these steps.
Understanding the Idaho Child Support Guidelines and what is required in child support cases. You are required to complete child support calculations along with your other court forms, otherwise your order may be denied.
Understanding property and debt distribution and the risks of not disclosing property and debt.
When you attend the workshop, you will have the opportunity to work with a parenting plan expert who will help you to create a detailed and enforceable parenting plan. In addition to the help that you will receive with your court forms, we can also help complete your child support calculations.
Here are the steps to prepare for the workshop:
Locate your documents at courtselfhelp.idaho.gov.
Print out all of the forms located under step 1 of your case type.
Fill out the documents, and familiarize yourself with the information in the forms.
Fill out as much of the information as you can on each of the documents before attending the workshop.
Contact the Court Assistance Office to register for the workshop.
E-Filing
iCourt Guide & File
The Guide & File portal is an easy-to-use site designed like an online interview. When you make a selection or type information, the portal will fill out your court forms for you. When you have completed the interview, you can review the documents and either print or file electronically. Guided interviews are available for the following case types:
Divorce without minor children
Guardianship of a minor child
Protection Orders
Small Claims
To begin filling out your court forms using Guide & File visit https://guideandfile.idaho.gov.
iCourt File & Serve
The File & Serve portal can be used to manually upload your documents for efiling. You will need to scan your documents and save them in a PDF format before you begin using File & Serve. To begin using File & Serve visit https://icourt.idaho.gov and click on the e-file icon.
File & Serve can also be used to begin a records search. You cannot print your records from this site, but you can locate your case number and use the case number to request a copy of your records from the Clerk's Office.
FAQs
Court forms are available for a number of different case types. Your local courthouse has packets available to purchase for the most common types of cases, including:
Divorce
Custody/Child Support
Guardianship of minor (no adult guardianship forms)
Eviction for nonpayment of rent, or forcible detainer
Name Change
Small Claims
Enforcement of parenting time or other court ordered terms
You can call your local courthouse to find out how much the packets cost; however, if you would prefer to print them yourself for free, you can access the forms at www.courtselfhelp.idaho.gov.