Self-Help Resources / Self-Represented Parties
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Scope of Self-Help
Learn about who you are and are not able to represent.
The courts provide the information and forms on these web pages free of charge to any member of the public. Once completed, the forms are suitable for filing. There is often a fee for filing pleadings and other papers, but there is not an additional fee for filing these "fill-in-the-blank" forms. There is an additional fee for filing a document prepared with the Online Court Assistance Program (OCAP).
Buyer beware! (Caveat emptor!) Some websites offer forms that might be legally sufficient in the Utah courts, but they might be rejected by the judge. And you may have to pay a fee for the forms. Before using forms from another website, check this website to see whether a free, court-approved form is available. If not, you might want to consider hiring a Utah lawyer (utahbar.org) to prepare documents for you rather than paying for a form that might be rejected.
The courts are working to expand the information and forms available, but we do not have information and forms on every topic.
Online Court Assistance Program
The Utah Online Court Assistance Program (OCAP) is the official State of Utah website for assistance in preparing court documents if you are not able to have an attorney draft them for you. Documents can be prepared for divorce, landlord tenant, guardianship of a minor, protective orders, as well as other select cases.
- Online Court Assistance Program
- Documents that can be prepared through OCAP -
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Legal Clinics
Legal clinics give general legal information and brief legal advice. You can also get help with forms, and ask questions about the law. Most legal clinics handle civil law matters only.
Consumer Law
- Bankruptcy
- Better Business Bureau (utah.bbb.org)
- Collecting a Judgment
- Debt Collection
- Debt Collection Practices (utahlegalservices.org)
- Division of Consumer Protection (consumerprotection.utah.gov)
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (dopl.utah.gov)
- Division of Public Utilities (publicutilities.utah.gov)
- Division of Securities (securities.utah.gov)
- Foreclosure, Mortgage Fraud & Predatory Lending
- Garnishment (Writs of Garnishment)
- Identity Theft (IRIS) (idtheft.utah.gov)
- National Consumer Law Center (nclc.org)
- Property Exempt from Seizure (utahlegalservices.org)
- Property Exempt from Seizure - Homestead Exemption (utahlegalservices.org)
- Satisfaction of Judgment
- Small Claims
- Wrongful Liens
Return to TopCourt Rules and Procedures
- Answering a Complaint or Petition
- Appeals
- Changing Lawyers
- Civil Coversheet -
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Word - Collecting a Judgment
- Default Judgments
- Disclosure and Discovery
- Expedited Jury Trial
- Excusing Mediation
- Fees
- Fee Waiver
- Filing Procedures
- Going to Court
- Informal Trial of Support, Custody and Parent-Time
- Motion to Renew Judgment
- Motion to Set Aside Judgment
- Motions
- Notifying the Court of Address, Contact Information or Name Changes
- Public and Non-public Records
- Rules
- Serving Papers
- Small Claims
- Statutes
- Statutes of Limitation
- Subpoenas
- Summary of Civil Procedures
- Summons
Criminal Justice
- Criminal Cases
- Criminal Penalties
- Expunging a Record
- Financial Declaration for Restitution
- Motion to Reduce Conviction (402 Motion)
- Motion to Shorten Period of Driver's License Suspension or Denial
- Petition to Remove Name from Sex Offender and Kidnap Offender Registry
- Pleas in Abeyance under CJA 4-704
- Summary of Criminal Procedures
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- Rules of Criminal Procedure
- Traffic Offenses
Criminal Justice Forms
- Notice of Appeal From Justice Court -
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WordPerfect - Permanent Criminal Stalking Injunction -
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WordPerfect
- Petition for Relief Under the Post-Conviction Remedies Act -
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- Statement of Defendant in Support of Guilty Plea -
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WordPerfect |
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WordPerfect (Español)
Families and Children
- Abuse
- Adopting a Minor Stepchild
- Adoption
- Annulment
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- Divorce
- Excusing Mediation
- Motion to Enforce Domestic Order (Order to Show Cause)
- Financial Declaration
- Grandparents' Rights
- Guardians and Conservatorships
- Informal Trial of Support, Custody and Parent-Time
- Judicial Recognition of a Relationship as a Marriage (Common Law Marriage)
- Juvenile Justice
- Marriage
- Motions
- Name Change (Adult)
- Name Change (Minor)
- Opening a Court Adoption Record
- Parent Time (Visitation)
- Parentage (Paternity)
- Parenting Plans
- Petition for Order Establishing Fact of Birth
- Registering a Foreign Order (custody, support, or parent-time)
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- Separate Maintenance
- Temporary Delegation of Parental Authority (Power of Attorney)
- Temporary Order
- Temporary Separation
Finding Legal Help
- Agencies and Organizations
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Mediation
- Attorneys
- Changing Lawyers
- LawHelp.Org (lawhelp.org)
- Law Libraries
- Legal Clinics
- Legal Research
- Licensed Lawyer (licensedlawyer.org)
- Limited Legal Help
- Modest Means Lawyer Referral Program
Housing
- Eviction | Flowchart of the Eviction Process - PDF
- Foreclosure, Mortgage Fraud & Predatory Lending
- Housing and Living Arrangements for Seniors (utah.gov)
- Landlord / Tenant
- Petition for Adjudication of Priority to Funds on Trustee's Sale
- Tenant's Rights, Laws and Protections (hud.gov)
- Utah Legal Services' Housing Information (utahlegalservices.org)
- Wrongful Liens
Juvenile Justice
- Child Protective Orders
- Child Welfare
- Child Welfare Appeals
- Emancipation of a Minor
- Expunging a Record
- Guardianship of a Minor
- Juvenile Court
- Motion to Shorten Period of Driver's License Suspension or Denial
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- Rules of Juvenile Procedure
- Traffic Offenses
- Voluntary Relinquishment of Parental Rights
- Waiver of Parental Consent to Abortion
Life Planning and Probate
Life Planning and Probate Page
- Abuse
- Abuse of Vulnerable and Elder Adults (daas.utah.gov)
- Estate Planning & Probate
- General
- Health Care
- Grandparents' Rights
- Guardianships and Conservatorships
- Name Change (Adult)
- Name Change (Minor)
- Power of Attorney: General
- Power of Attorney: Delegation of a Parent's or Guardian's Authority
Life Planning and Probate Forms
- Affidavit for Small Estate Matters (personal property) -
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- Affidavit for Small Estate Matters (motor vehicle) -
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Military and Veterans
- Custody and Parent-time upon Deployment (Utah Code)
- Hill Air Force Base Legal Assistance Division (hill.af.mil)
- Immigration Information for Service Members and their Families (uscis.gov)
- Lawsuits Involving Military Service Members
- Legal Assistance for Military Personnel (LAMP) (americanbar.org)
- Military Service Declaration and Order for Default Judgment
- National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (nchv.org)
- National Veterans Legal Services Program
- Searching for Someone in the Military (kb.defense.gov)
- Service Member Attorney Volunteers
- Stateside Legal (statesidelegal.org)
- U.S. Armed Forces Legal Assistance (legalassistance.law.af.mil)
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – Center for Women Veterans (www.va.gov)
- U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs – Veterans Benefits Administration (vba.va.gov)
- Utah Department of Veteran's Affairs (veterans.utah.gov)
- Utah Service Members' Civil Relief Act
Protection from Abuse
Resources
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) (Mediation / Arbitration)
- Court Calendars
- Court Rules
- Court-Specific Forms
- Dictionary of Legal Terms
- Finding Legal Help
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- Law Libraries
- Legal Research
- Map of Courts & Judicial Districts
- Online Court Assistance Program (OCAP)
- Recursos en Español (Spanish Resources)
- Self-Help Center
- Utah Code
- Utah State Court Directory (Contact Information)
United States Government Agencies
United States Government Agencies Page
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (cms.gov)
- Citizenship and Immigration Services (uscis.gov)
- Federal District Court for Utah (utd.uscourts.gov)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA - fema.gov)
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS - irs.gov)
- Library of Congress (loc.gov)
- Railroad Retirement Board (rrb.gov)
- Social Security Administration (ssa.gov)
- U.S. Citizen Information Center (usa.gov)
- U.S. Government (usa.gov)
- U.S. Government Benefits (benefits.gov)
- Veterans Affairs (va.gov)
Utah Government Agencies
- Attorney General (attorneygeneral.utah.gov)
- Bureau of Criminal Identification (bci.utah.gov)
- Commerce Department (commerce.utah.gov)
- Human Services (hs.utah.gov)
- Insurance Department (insurance.utah.gov)
- Labor Commission (laborcommission.utah.gov)
- Motor Vehicles (dmv.utah.gov)
- Office of Recovery Services (ors.utah.gov)
- Utah State Government (utah.gov)
- Vital Records and Statistics (health.utah.gov)
- Workforce Services (jobs.utah.gov)