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Online Resources, Self Help Resources and Forms
Allegheny County: Family Law Forms for Download
(Separate Website)
Family Law Forms available for download from the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County.
By: Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
Dauphin County Pro Se Litigant Self Help Center
(Separate Website)
Information on the Dauphin County Pro Se Litigant Self Help Center where forms and instructions are available.
By: Dauphin County
Lancaster Court Self-Help Center
(Separate Website)
The Lancaster County Court Self Help Center opened in July, 2004. The main purpose of the Center is to provide one central location where self-represented litigants can obtain some of the information and forms that they may need to represent themselves in certain types of court actions.
By: Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County
Philadelphia Self-Help No-Fault Divorce Manual
(Separate Website)
This manual has been prepared for pro se litigants seeking a no-fault divorce in Philadelphia County who cannot afford a lawyer. A "pro se" litigant is a person who files a legal action in the court system without the help of a lawyer. The manual was prepared by Leslie Engle, Esquire, Gloria Gilman, Esquire, and the Women's Law Project, with assistance from the Jenkins Law Library.
By: Women's Law Project and Jenkins Law Library
Philadelphia Support Forms
Forms from the Philadelphia Bar Association's Family Law Section that may be used in Support proceeding taking place in Philadelphia courts.
By: Philadelphia Bar Association
Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
Divorce
Information on Divorce Law in Pennsylvania
By: Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.
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General Pennsylvania Law About Divorce
(Separate Website)
General Information about divorce law in Pennsylvania
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Divorce
(Separate Website)
Information on the law relating to divorce.
By: Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc.
New Common Law Marriages Abolished Beginning After January 1, 2005
(Separate Website)
Information on the status of common law marriage in Pennsylvania.
By: Philadelphia Legal Assistance
Alimony
(Separate Website)
Information on the law about alimony.
By: Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc.
Alimony Pendente Lite (APL)
(Separate Website)
Information about the law regarding Alimony Pendente Lite.
By: Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc.
Equitable Distribution
(Separate Website)
Information on the law relating to equitable distribution.
By: Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc.
Annulment
(Separate Website)
Information about the law relating to annulment.
By: Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc.
How to Obtain a Marriage License
(Separate Website)
Information on how and where to obtain a marriage license.
By: Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc.
Spousal Support
(Separate Website)
Information on the law relating to spousal support.
By: Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc.
Simplified Outline of Basic PA Family Law Procedure in Allegheny County
(Separate Website)
Outline of family law procedure in Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Information from Other Legal Aid Providers
What You Should Know About Spousal Support
(Separate Website)
Information about spousal support under Pennsylvania law.
By: SeniorLAW Center (Philadelphia)
Information from Bar Associations and Other Legal Organizations
How to Get Married
(Separate Website)
Information on legal requirements to get married.
By: Erie County Bar Association
Frequently Asked Questions - Law and the Family
(Separate Website)
Answers to common questions about law and the family.
Common Law Marriage
(Separate Website)
Information on common law marriage from the Erie County Bar Association.
By: Erie County Bar Association
Divorce and Separation
(Separate Website)
Consumer information pamphlet from the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
By: Pennsylvania Bar Association
Divorce
(Separate Website)
Information on divorce laws from the Erie County Bar Association.
By: Erie County Bar Association
Divorce and Custody (Video)
(Separate Website)
Information presented on the September 26, 2006 edition of Legal Briefs on KDKA-TV's Pittsburgh Today Live Show. (5:23)
By: Allegheny County Bar Association
Marriage and Divorce Law
(Separate Website)
Information that was discussed by Attorney Whitney Hughes on the July 16, 2007 edition of Legal Briefs on KDKA's Pittsburgh Today Live Show.
By: Allegheny County Bar Association
Frequently Asked Questions - Divorce and Child Support
(Separate Website)
Answers to common questions about divorce and child support.
By: Allegheny County Bar Association
Divorce in Philadelphia County
Information on filing for divorce in Philadelphia County.
By: Family Law Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association
Divorce, Custody, PFA, Support; Paternity Pamphlet (Adams County)
(Separate Website)
Information on family law procedures in Adams County
By: Adams County Bar Association
Legal Separation
(Separate Website)
Information on the legal issues involved when married people begin to live separately from the Erie Coutny Bar Association.
By: Erie County Bar Association
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