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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
Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
Changing Your Name
Information and self-help packet for changing your name in Pennsylvania. The packet of forms is available in PDF format below.
By: MidPenn Legal Services
Other Formats:
PDF File
Name Change in Pennsylvania
Informational brochure providing an overview of the procedure in changing your name in Pennsylvania.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
Custody - Myths & Facts
Informational Brochure
By: MidPenn Legal Services
Other Formats:
PDF File
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