LARC has created or adapted the following publications to provide basic information in this area of the law. LARC has also created various instructional materials to assist those who are not represented by an attorney. However, no publication can substitute for good legal advice, and everyone is urged to consult with an attorney before proceeding on their own.

The availability of these publications may vary, and new publications may become available. It is recommended that you check with the individual agencies if you need information on a topic not provided here. Please see Legal Notices before down-loading or relying on any publication.

• Child Support Information
• Domestic Violence
• Emancipation Information
• Filing Your Petition
• Financial Affidavits - Information
• Getting Started - Your Petition for Divorce
• Guardianship Information
• Now that you have been served...
• Parental Rights and Responsibilities
• Pretrial Hearings - Information
• Rights of Juveniles
• Visitation/ Residential Schedules Information

Court Forms are designed to make it easier to file documents in the format required. Different branches of the Court system have forms available. While the forms may be easy to fill out they do not provide legal advice, or explain the legal implications of filing the form.

Serious legal consequences can follow the filing of these forms. Before filing any document with a court you should obtain legal advice. If you are not sure where to get advice, please call LARC and you will be provided with assistance or a referral to an agency that can help.

In some areas of the law LARC has adapted Court forms to Word format to make them easier to use. They are designed to help, but they are no substitute for legal advice. LARC makes no recommendation regarding the use of these forms for any particular case, and any person who chooses to use them is responsible for that decision.

The Court system's Self Help Center has a variety of forms and instructional material available. Follow the links to see complete lists of forms and self-help material. Where appropriate, you will also find additional Court specific links below.

• Child support guidelines worksheet
• Decree on Parenting Petition
• Default Affidavits
• Final Decree - divore or legal separation
• Financial Affidavit
• Joint Petition for Divorce
• Joint Petition for Legal Separation
• Motion form
• Parenting Petition (formerly called "custody petition"
• Parenting Plan - Addendum for young children
• Parenting Plan - for high conflict cases
• Parenting Plan - standard form
• Personal Data Sheet
• Petition for Divorce
• Petition for Legal Separation
• Petition to establish paternity or support
• Temporary Decree - divorce or legal separation

• Family Division Court Forms
  The Family Division has various forms in .pdf format available on their website. To review the list of material available, or obtain any of those documents, please visit the Family Division website. The Family Division operates in most Counties.
• Probate Court Forms
  The Probate Court has a variety of Court Forms available on line. In all counties except Grafton, Rockingham and Sullivan, the Probate Court has the authority to hear cases involving adoptions, termination of parental rights, name changes, and guardianships.
• Superior Court Forms
  The Superior Court Court has a variet of forms available in .pdf format on their website. To review the complete list of forms, or to obtain copies, please visit the Superior Court website.