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USA Quick Reference Links

We've found all of the self-help desk starting points for your state. While these are focused for divorce process, it's a great starting point to find additional resources. â€‹

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What is a Self-Help Desk or Center?

A Self-Help Center is where you can find helpful information and services about your legal problem if an attorney does not represent you. Legal information includes court forms and tools to help you complete court forms, answer general questions about court procedures, and help prepare your documentation. ​

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USA Quick Reference Links to Self-Help Desks

Alabama: https://www.hg.org/divorce-law-alabama.html 

Alaska: Alaska Court System - Family Law Self-Help Center

Arizona: https://www.azcourts.gov/selfservicecenter/Child-Support-Family-Law/Family-Law-Forms/Dissolution-of-Marriage-with-Children 

Arkansas: http://www.arlegalservices.org/sites/default/files/divorce-packet_0.pdf 

California:  Divorce or Separation - divorce_or_separation_selfhelp (ca.gov)

Colorado: https://www.courts.state.co.us/Self_Help/divorce/ 

Connecticut: https://www.jud.ct.gov/lawlib/law/divorce.htm 

Delaware: Self Help Page | Divorce/Annulment (courts.delaware.gov)

Florida: https://www.stateofflorida.com/divorce/ 

Georgia: https://georgiacourts.gov/a2j/self-help-resources-highlighted-by-a2j/georgia-divorce-videos-and-forms/ 

Hawaii: https://www.courts.state.hi.us/self-help/divorce/forms/divorce_forms 

Idaho: https://courtselfhelp.idaho.gov/Forms/Divorce 

Illinois: https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-information/getting-divorce 

Indiana: https://www.indy.gov/activity/file-for-divorce 

Iowa: https://www.iowacourts.gov/for-the-public/representing-yourself/divorce 

Kansas: https://www.kansasjudicialcouncil.org/legal-forms/divorce

Kentucky: http://kyjustice.org/divorceforms 

Louisiana: Self Representation - 22nd Judicial District Court (22ndjdc.org)

Maine: https://www.courts.maine.gov/courts/family/divorce-separation/divorce.html

Maryland: https://mdcourts.gov/legalhelp/family/divorce

Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/divorce

Michigan: https://michiganlegalhelp.org/self-help-tools/family/i-need-divorce-and-i-do-not-have-minor-children

https://michiganlegalhelp.org/self-help-tools/family/i-need-divorce-and-i-have-children

Minnesota: Minnesota Judicial Branch - Divorce (mncourts.gov)

Mississippi: https://www.msbar.org/for-the-public/consumer-information/what-are-the-grounds-for-divorce-in-mississippi/

Missouri: https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=3832

Montana: Self Help Page | Divorce, Dissolution, Legal Separation, Annulment (courts.mt.gov)

Nebraska: https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/self-help/families-children/filing-divorce-nebraska-no-children-no-disputed-property/forms

Nevada: http://selfhelp.nvcourts.gov/forms/divorce-forms?enter=1

New Hampshire: https://www.courts.state.nh.us/fdpp/forms/allforms.htm#divorce

New Jersey: https://www.njcourts.gov/selfhelp/selfhelp_divorce.html

New Mexico: https://www.nmcourts.gov/self-help/divorce/

New York: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/divorce/forms.shtml

North Carolina: https://www.nccourts.gov/help-topics/divorce/north-carolina-divorce-packet

North Dakota: Self help center | Divorce (ndcourts.gov)

Ohio: https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/JCS/CFC/DRForms/divorceNoChildren.asp

Oklahoma: https://oklaw.org/resource/divorce

Oregon: https://www.courts.oregon.gov/programs/family/forms/Pages/divorce.aspx

Pennsylvania: https://www.pacourts.us/learn/representing-yourself/divorce-proceedings

Rhode Island: https://www.courts.ri.gov/PublicResources/forms/Pages/default.aspx 

South Carolina: https://www.sccourts.org/forms/indexsrldivorcepacket.cfm

South Dakota: Self Help Page | General Divorce (ujs lawhelp.sd.gov)

Self Help Page | Mediation 

Tennessee: https://www.tncourts.gov/forms-publications/downloads/divorce-forms

Texas: Self Help Page | Divorce Toolkit (texaslawhelp.org)

Utah: https://www.utcourts.gov/howto/divorce/

Vermont: Self Help Page |Vermont Divorce (vermontjudiciary.org)

Virginia: https://selfhelp.vacourts.gov/node/8/divorce

Washington: https://www.courts.wa.gov/forms/?fa=forms.contribute&formID=13

Washington D.C.: Self Help Center | District of Columbia Courts (dccourts.gov)

West Virginia: http://www.courtswv.gov/lower-courts/divorce-forms/index-divorce-forms.html

Wisconsin: Self-help center | Divorce & family law (wicourts.gov)

Wyoming: https://equaljustice.wy.gov/index.php/get-legal-help/legal-forms#Divorce

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