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Getting Ready for Court
Frequently asked questions and answers on how you should prepare and what actually happens when you go to court. Content Detail
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Handbook for People Who Represent Themselves in Divorce, Custody, and Child Support Cases
The court publishes this handbook to assist unrepresented individuals who have cases in family court in DC. It provides basic information about how the court works, how certain kinds of cases are handled, and what to expect during the course of a case. Content Detail
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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. Read More
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Serving Court Papers
Information on your options when serving court papers. Content Detail
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Serving Court Papers in Washington D.C. - Divorce and Custody Cases
When you file papers with the court, all parties involved in the case are entitled to receive a copy. You, not the court, are responsible for getting the copies to them. This is called service of process. Different situations require different types of service. Read More
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Serving Divorce Papers If You Can't Locate Your Spouse Or If Your Spouse Is Evading Service
How to serve divorce papers if you don't know how to find your spouse. Read More
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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. Read More
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Uncontested Divorce in D.C. Fact Sheet
If you and your spouse have agreed to everything in your divorce case and you both sign the necessary papers, you can obtain an uncontested divorce. “Everything” means that you agree about getting a divorce, and also about how you will resolve custody, child support, alimony, and division of property and debts. In other words, you have agreed that the court does not have to resolve any disputes between the two of you about these issues. Read More
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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. Read More
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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. Read More
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What If I Am Served With Divorce Papers?
Steps to take if your spouse has served you with divorce papers. Read More
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What Kind of Questions Might the Judge Ask at My Uncontested Divorce Hearing?
A list of questions, with explanations, that you might be asked at an uncontested divorce hearing. Read More
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