Legal Resource Center

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Our Legal Resource Centers offer multiple self-help services to the public.  

Legal Resource Center Services

• Online court-records search
• Self-service court forms and packets
• Individual judges' practice preferences
• Online legal research
• Law books/manuals
• Copy and fax services 
• Community resource referrals
• Audio CD for attorneys' C.L.E.

Civil and Family Law Forms

Many civil and family law forms and packets are available for purchase at our Legal Resource Centers. View our price list for prices on these packets.

You may also access printable forms from our Civil and Family Law Forms section.  The forms have instructions including how many copies are needed, where to take the forms, and next steps.

There are many free family law forms available online from the Office of Florida State Courts.

Criminal Court Forms

Along with civil and family law forms, there are several criminal court forms available at our Legal Resource Centers. You may also access printable forms from our Criminal Forms and Traffic Forms sections.   

Florida Courts Help

In addition to the assistance provided by the Clerk, the Office of the State Court Administration is offering a new resource called Florida Courts Help online and via an app. Florida Courts Help offers information for self-represented parties with family law cases – divorce, adoption, name change, custody, order of protection, and much more. Florida Courts Help is available at app stores as well as online.

Filing Court Documents

Unrepresented litigants may file their court documents electronically using the Florida Courts e-Filing Portal. Visit our Electronic Filing page for more information.