Court & Hearings

This Easy Form helps you ask the court to waive or reduce filing fees.

Steps to file a small claims lawsuit for $10,000 or less from the forms you need to preparing for trial.

Learn how to properly notify someone that a lawsuit has begun by arranging for the delivery, or 'service,' of the summons, including different methods of service.

Information about time limits to bring a lawsuit in Illinois in different areas of law.

Steps to establish parentage from the forms you need to the court hearing process.

Steps to get child support from the forms you need to how the court hearing works.

Steps to file a motion to vacate a default judgment from the forms you need to how the court hearing works.

Learn what to do if you miss a court date and get a default judgment, including how to file a motion to vacate it within 30 days to avoid wage garnishment, frozen accounts, liens on property, and damage to your credit.

Advanced content for lawyers. Information on Illinois Civil Procedure, from filing a complaint to post-trial motions to enforcement of judgments.

This Easy Form helps you prove that you sent a copy of a court document to the other parties in a court case. It's called a Proof of Delivery or Proof of Service.

Explains how to get property back that was wrongfully taken or kept.

Learn about starting a civil lawsuit in Illinois, including key steps, forms, costs, and what to expect in the process.

Learn what venue means, where to bring a court case, and how to object or transfer a case if it was filed in the wrong county.

Explains the statute of limitations for small claims cases

Learn about the differences between a jury trial and bench trial in civil cases.

Explains the process for getting a loved one to receive outpatient treatment for a mental illness.

Lists information you should think about before filing a small claims case.

Explains the process of getting an order for detention and examination.

Explains the special court in Chicago designed for people without lawyers and when the lawsuit is for $3,000 or less.

Learn how to use a Citation to Discover Assets to reveal a debtor's financial status.

Steps to get a security deposit back by going to court from the forms you need to how the court hearing works.

It is very hard to get rid of a default judgment if 30 days have passed since it was entered. You will have to file a petition for relief from the judgment.

This Easy Form helps you make forms to ask the court for permission to use an unlicensed special process server. A special process server can deliver court papers to another party in a legal case.

Learn the basics of the court process with short videos designed to help people going to court without a lawyer understand what to expect.

Get answers to common questions about federal courts, including what cases they hear, where to file, and how to get legal help in Illinois.

This article explains the initial steps of finding, hiring, and meeting with an attorney for the first time. It also provides helpful questions to ask throughout the process.

Explains what an inpatient admission order is and how to get one for a loved one who has severe mental illness.

Going to court can be scary. Prepare by watching this video which shows each step in the process.

Find out how to file a lawsuit in Illinois, including which forms to use, who to sue, where to file, and how to notify the other side.

Answers to common questions about starting a general civil lawsuit, including the steps to take and what to consider before suing someone.