COURT FORMS & INFORMATION

• Protection from Abuse (PFA) Website Information

Case Record Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania

• Compliance Certification
  File this form with any documents that do not contain any confidential information.
• Confidential Information Form with Compliance Certificate
  Use this form to list the confidential information that was removed in the document you are filing, be sure to file this form with your court document.
• Confidential Document Form with Compliance Certificate
  Use this form to file a document that is completely confidential.

Transcript Requests

• Transcript Request Form
  This form is required to request a transcript.
• Pennsylvania Court Reporter Rules
• Court Reporter Local Rules
  

Language Rights

• Notice of Language Rights for Crawford County
  

Custody​

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• Petition For Modification Of Custody Order
  Use this form to modify (change) a custody/visitation order that is already in effect in Crawford County. If you feel you are not able to afford the $200 deposit filing fees, use the following In Forma Pauperis (IFP) form and file it along with your petition for modification.
• Custody Conference Questionnaire
• Request for Custody Conference
  For use when a complaint for custody (or a petition to modify a custody order) was filed, but without a request for a custody conference.
• Un​represented Party Entry of Appearance
  Use this form if you are not going to be represented by counsel. This will not prevent you from hiring an attorney later if you change your mind.
• Custody Complaint & Petition to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (IFP)
  Use these forms if there is currently no court custody order in place. These are the forms you use if you are starting a custody case.
• Custody Conference Order
  This form must be filled out and filed with the Custody Complaint and the Petition for Modification of Custody Order.
• Criminal Record Abuse History Verification
  This form must be filled out and filed with the Custody Complaint and the Petition for Modification of Custody Order. A blank copy should be attached to the Complaint or Modification when you are serving the other party.

• Petition To Proceed In Forma Pauperis (IFP)
  Use this form if you feel you cannot afford the filing fees associated with your case. If you are filing a petition to modify your existing custody order, file this IFP along with that petition.
• Request For De Novo Custody Hearing
  Request for De Novo Custody Trial.
• Enforcement of Child Custody Orders
  Use this form if the other person with custody rights has willfully violated the existing custody order.
• Petition to Intervene in Custody Action​
  Use this form when you are seeking some form of custody of one or more children and there is already a custody action for those children.
• Petition For Proposed Relocation
  
• Paternity Complaint
  This packet can be used to establish paternity without addressing custody or child support for the child or children.
  

Divorce

• Divorce Packet
  This packet can be used for simple divorces by consent, or by seperation. It cannot be used if there are assets to be divided, or if you want to include custody in your divorce.
• Retake Prior Name

Guardianship

• Guardianship Tracking System (GTS) Basics
  
• Handbook For Guardians Of Incapacitated Persons

Adoption

• Adoption Package
  Local or out of state attorneys who need information about adoptions in Crawford County.
  

Department Of Transportation Appeals

• Driver's License Appeal
  Use these forms if you wish to appeal the recall, suspension, revocation or disqualification of your driver's license. If you feel you cannot afford the filing fees associated with your appeal, use the following In Forma Pauperis (IFP) form and file it along with your appeal.
• Petition To Proceed In Forma Pauperis (IFP)
  Use this form if you feel you cannot afford the filing fees associated with your case.

Expungement

• Instructions for Requesting an Expungement

Expungement Forms

• Petition for Expungement Pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 490
• Petition for Expungement Pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 790
• Blank Expungement Order 490
• Blank Expungement Order 790
• Petition for Order for Limited Access Pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 791
• Order for Petition for Limited Access pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 791 and 18 Pa.C.S. § 9122.1

Criminal Court

• Entry of Appearance - Criminal Case
  • Counsel's Entry of Appearance form.
• Written Plea Colloquy
• Appellate Right to Defendant After Sentencing Guilty Plea or Nolo Contendere Plea
• Appellate Rights of Defendant After Trial
• SORNA/Megan's Law Notification
• Application for Counsel in a Criminal Matter
• This should only be filed after the applicant is rejected by the Public Dedender's Office

Juvenile Court

• Admission Form
• Colloquy for Post-Dispositional Rights and Admissions

Motions

These packets are for requesting specific relief during an on-going case. These forms are not intended to start a new case with the Court.

• Motion - Civil Action
• Motion - Criminal Action
• Motion - Custody Motions Court

Name Change

• Adult Name Change

Prothonotary

• Praecipe For Satisfaction

Clerk of Courts

• Criminal Court Subpeona Form
• Orphans' Court Subpeona Form
• Criminal In Forma Pauperis (IFP)
• Waiver of Arraignment Form
• Summary of Appeal Form