Family Law forms
Do you need a child support form?
This free program will help you fill out the petition that you will need to file in Family Court.
If the child support order is not being followed, you can use the Support Enforcement/Violation Petition. You can also use this program to ask the Court to change your support order.
This free program will help you fill out the papers that you will need to file in Family Court.
You can use this program to ask (or "petition") the Family Court to change a support order if there is a "change in circumstances." You can also use this program to ask the Court to enforce the support order if it is not being followed.
Do you need a custody form?
This is a PDF of form GF-17. This form allows you to ask (or "petition") the Family Court for custody or visitation.
This free program will help you fill out the petition that you will need to file in Family Court.
You can use the Custody/Visitation Enforcement Petition program if the custody or visitation order is not being followed.
This free program will help you fill out the petition that you will need to file in Family Court. Use this program if you need to change the custody/visitation order.
Do you need to legally show that a man is a child's father?
This free program will help you create the paternity petition you need to file in Family Court.You can use this program if you are the mother or the father.
This form must be voluntarily signed by both parents. This is a PDF that includes the instructions and the form.
Do you need divorce forms?
If you do not have any children under 21, you can use this free program to help you create the forms you need to file for divorce. If you do have children under 21, you can use these uncontested divorce forms.
Do you need a petition to get a Family Court Order of Protection?
This is the "Forms" section of the NY Courts website. You can find pdf and word versions of the Family Offense Petition.
Do you need information about your rights as a victim of domestic violence?
You can also find Information for Victims of Domestic Violence in several languages including Spanish, Bengali, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean, and Russian.
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Housing forms
Do you need to file a complaint?
If you believe you have experienced discrimination in renting or buying a home, getting a mortgage, seeking housing assistance, or engaging in other housing-related activities, you can file a complaint with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). You can also file a complaint if you believe you have been denied an equal opportunity to participate in a HUD program.
If you have been subjected to harassment by your landlord, you can file a complaint with the Attorney General's office by calling 311 or downloading and completing this form. Send the form and all supporting documentation to the address listed on the form.
Are you facing an eviction?
If you have received eviction papers, this program can help you create the Answer that you need to file in court.
Did you miss your court date and receive a default judgment?
If you missed your court date, you may have received notice of a default judgment against you. If there is a judgment against you, this free and easy program will ask you questions and make papers that help you tell a Judge why you missed your court date in a landlord-tenant nonpayment or holdover case.
Money & Financial issues forms
Are you being sued for a debt?
This program can produce an Answer, Unfreeze Bank Account Letter, Improper Garnishment Letter, or Motion to Dismiss.
This free program will help you complete an answer to a complaint against you for a debt, and will help you request documents that will help your case.
This free program helps you create the court papers to explain why you missed your court date or didn't answer a complaint and ask the judge to lift the judgment that was made against you in your absence.
Are you dealing with debt collectors?
Create a letter to send to a debt collection company for a debt created in your name as a result of identity theft.
This is a Word document from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that will help you write a letter to get a debt collector to stop contacting you.
This free program will help you write a letter to a debt collection agency asking them to make sure the debt is yours. You can use this letter to request a copy of the contract you signed or to point out any billing mistakes. You cannot send this letter to the original creditor, only a debt collection agency.
Victims' Rights and Protection forms
Do you need to apply for compensation?
This PDF includes frequently asked questions about crime victim compensation, instructions to apply and the application to print.
This is an online program to file a claim for crime victim compensation. You will need an NY.gov ID account. NY.gov ID accounts provides secure electronic access to this and other government services.
Are you concerned about your safety?
Print and file this Order of Protection in your county family court.
Print, complete and file this form in your county family court to keep your address confidential.
This is a PDF. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to use this program.
This a free program from the New York Department of State (NYDOS) that allows victims of domestic violence to shield their actual address. Participants are assigned a substitute address which they will use for receipt of all first-class, registered and certified mail. Go to the NYDOS website to read more about the Address Confidentiality Program (ACP).
Do you need to report a violation of an existing Order of Protection?
If the Order of Protection started in Family Court, print, complete and file this Order of Protection in your county family court to report a violation and punish the violator.
Updated May 25, 2021
Immigration forms
Do you need to file under VAWA?
This is a PDF form. You can visit the USCIS website to read the instructions about filing under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) or go straight to the form to print - Form I-360.
Do you need to submit a battered spouse waiver?
This is a PDF form. If approved, this allows the battered spouse or child to have the two-year limitation on their green cards removed without the assistance or knowledge of the abuser.
Do you need to file for a U Visa?
This is a PDF. A U Visa provides temporary immigration benefits to victims of crime, and to their qualifying family members.The instructions and application are available in PDF form - Form I-918.
Do you need to file for a T Visa?
Victims of human trafficking can apply for T Visa Nonimmigrant status using this PDF.
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