Self-Help Court Form: Application to Proceed without Prepayment of Costs or Fees
This document provides a link to a website that will help you complete a court form, called an Application Proceed without Prepayment of Costs or Fees. You can use this form for civil, family, landlord-tenant, and small claims cases. You may use this form if you want to ask the Court to waive your court costs and fees due to financial hardship. Any party in a case may use this form.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
Serving Court Papers Fact Sheet A two page article about how to serve court papers in D.C.
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Can I Get a Divorce?
A summary of D.C.'s requirements to get a divorce.
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General Information About the Court and Divorce Procedure
Basic information about where to go for a divorce.
By: Children's Law Center
Divorce Fact Sheet A two page flyer about divorce in D.C.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
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Filing for Divorce
A practical guide to starting a divorce case.
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Serving the Divorce Papers On Your Spouse
Information about how the law requires you to give the divorce papers to your spouse.
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Serving Divorce Papers If You Can't Locate Your Spouse
How to serve divorce papers if you don't know how to find your spouse.
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Filing Proof of Service in a Divorce Case
Information about how to file "proof of service" after you have served your spouse with divorce papers.
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What Happens After I Have Served the Divorce Papers on My Spouse?
Steps to take after you have served your spouse with divorce papers.
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What If I Am Served With Divorce Papers?
Steps to take if your spouse has served you with divorce papers.
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Getting An Uncontested Divorce
Steps for getting an uncontested divorce in D.C.
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What Happens at My Uncontested Divorce Hearing?
A list of questions the judge will likely ask in an uncontested divorce hearing.
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Uncontested Divorce Fact Sheet A two page flyer about uncontested divorce in D.C.
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Alimony Fact Sheet A two page flyer about Alimony in D.C.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Alimony
Basic information about alimony, also known as "spousal support."
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Fee Waivers Fact Sheet A two page flyer about how to get court fees waived in D.C.
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Filing For A Fee Waiver
Information about how to get court fees waived in family law cases.
By: Children's Law Center
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Self-Help Court Form: Application to Proceed without Prepayment of Costs or Fees
This document provides a link to a website that will help you complete a court form, called an Application Proceed without Prepayment of Costs or Fees. You can use this form for civil, family, landlord-tenant, and small claims cases. You may use this form if you want to ask the Court to waive your court costs and fees due to financial hardship. Any party in a case may use this form.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
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