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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.

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  • Court Forms
  • Family Law Workshop
  • E-Filing
  • FAQs

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:

  1. Locate your documents at courtselfhelp.idaho.gov.

  2. Print out all of the forms located under step 1 of your case type.

  3. Fill out the documents, and familiarize yourself with the information in the forms.

  4. 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.

No, you do not need an appointment to file your court forms; however, you will need to make sure that you have completely filled out your paperwork and have copies available with you at the time of filing. If you do not bring the extra copies with, you will have to pay a fee for extra copies of the paperwork.

No. It is important to understand that you are responsible to understand all of the steps necessary to move your case forward towards a final resolution. Court rules are available for you to review at isc.idaho.gov or you can call the Court Assistance Office for general procedural information.

The judge assigned to your case is the final decision-maker. Once you have taken all of the steps, and have filed your final court forms, you will wait for the judge to review your paperwork and you may have to appear at a hearing. Court cases that are not disputed can be completed in as little as 30 days. If your case is disputed and has to go to a trial, it may take several months before your case is completed.

Deciding whether or not you need an attorney is a personal decision. As previously mentioned, if you are not familiar with the court process, have a complicated legal matter, or need court forms that do not exist, you may need the help of an attorney. If you would like to speak with an attorney for legal advice you can get an online referral to an attorney by visiting the Idaho State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service. The referral costs $35 for a 30-minute consultation with a private attorney.

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