Case Types

Civil Cases

All Civil Cases require a Civil Cover Sheet (PDF)
Case types include:

  • Torts (for cases where the amount is more than $50,000)
  • Contracts
  • Real property rights
  • Name changes
  • Registration of foreign orders
  • Transcript of foreign orders
  • Domestic Relations Cases
    - Marriage dissolutions and separations
    - Support and custody
    - Paternity
    - Termination of parental rights
    - Grandparental visitation rights
    - Registration of foreign family violence protection orders
    - Uniform Family Interstate Support Act (UIFSA) Actions

Other Case Types

Other Case types include:

  • Criminal Cases
    - All felony cases
  • Juvenile Cases
    - Delinquency
    - Child In Need of Supervision
    - Neglect/Abuse cases
  • Probates
    - Probate of Estates
    - Probate Interstate cases
    - Guardianship
    - Conservatorship
    - Trusteeship cases
    - Available Forms
  • Adoptions
    - Confidential Intermediary cases
    - Adoption cases
  • Involuntary Commitment Cases
    - Involuntary Hospitalization cases
    - Emergency Detention
  • Appeals
    - Circuit Court
    - Municipal Court
    - Administrative Agencies