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Using the Online Index to the
State's
Standard Court Forms
For a listing of the standard mandated forms, attorneys should
refer to the state's online indexes on the Circuit Court
Forms page.
From that page, you can conduct a forms conceptual search or
view two listings of forms. But most important, that page provides
access to three important indexes:
- General, Criminal, Civil, Traffic, Small Claims, Family Forms
Index;
- Juvenile Forms Index; and
- Probate Forms Index.
Click on any index to see a list of the standard, mandated
forms. You will need Adobe
Acrobat Reader® to view the indexes and forms, which
you can download free from the Adobe Web site.
The indexes are arranged in a table format with columns for
the form number, revision date, statute(s), name of form, and
a brief description of the form. New adopted forms are identified
as "new" in the revision date column of the forms indexes.
If a form has been revised, its revision date is included in
this column. It is a good idea to periodically review the indexes
for new and revised forms.
You cannot access the forms directly from the indexes, so
it is helpful to print the index information for the form(s)
that you need. Once you have that information, go back to the
Circuit Court Forms page, and click on the selection "Forms
Directory Listing," scroll through the numeric list of all
forms, and click on the appropriate form number to access the
form you need. Or, also on the Circuit Court Forms page, click
on the "Forms Listing By Name/Number/Category," then
enter the appropriate information in the search field(s).
All indexes and forms, except formal probate and guardianship
forms, are available in PDF format and Word fillable format.
PDF format allows viewing and printing, but not downloading to
a computer. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print
the forms. By mid-August, all forms also will be available in
Microsoft Word® fillable format. These forms are identified
with a .doc extension. Users can download the .doc forms to their
personal computers where they can be saved, filled in, and printed.
Then simply file the paper document with the appropriate court.
The forms cannot be filed electronically.
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