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Interactive Programs to Prepare Court Forms
Interactive programs are available for free to self-represented litigants. The programs ask you questions about your legal situation. When you finish answering the questions you can download and print a court form and information sheets that may be helpful to you in your court case. The programs are easy to use.
Please note:
You must have the following on your computer to use the program and properly print the completed court forms.
1. Adobe Flash to view the interactive programs. Get it now for free.
2. Microsoft Word to properly view and print the completed court forms. If you do not have Word, you can download Word Viewer now for free and view and print Word documents, even if you don’t have Word on your computer.
Available Programs:
Adult Name Change Petition Program: This free program will help you make a New York City adult name change petition to change the name of one adult. When you finish the program, you can print your free New York City Civil Court Name Change Petition. The program will tell you how to file it in the courthouse to change your name. You will get instructions with the Petition. The court charges $65.00 to file the name change Petition.
Minor Name Change Petition Program: This free program will help parents and guardians make a petition to change the name of one or more minor child. When you finish the program, you can print your free New York City Civil Court Minor Name Change Petition. The program will tell you how to file it in the courthouse to change the minor's name. You will get instructions with the Petition. The court charges $65.00 to file the Petition to change the name of one or more minor child.
If you have a legal issue and there is nothing here that will
help you, you can visit one of the Civil Court’s Resource
Centers and speak to a pro se attorney free of charge, or you can
see if there is a court form that you can complete yourself.
Please Note: It is always better to talk to a lawyer, if possible.
These forms are not for commercial
use and charging for use in any way is prohibited.
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