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
  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​

• Unrepresented Party Entry of Appearance
  Use this form when you do not have legal counsel and are filing a custody complaint or a petition to modify an existing custody order.
• Custody Complaint Packet​​ and Confidential Information Form with Compliance Certificate
  Use these forms to start a custody action, where there is no existing custody order.
• Modification of Custody Order Packet
  Use these forms to request changes to an existing custody order.
• DUPLICATE FORMS – included in the above Custody Complaint and Petition for Modification Packets
  • Custody Conference Order​
  • Criminal Record/Abuse History Verification
    An updated Criminal Record/Abuse History Verification form must be filed and served on the other parties after any change in circumstances. See PA.R.Civ.P. 1915.3-2 (a)(4).
  • Petition​​ to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (IFP)
• Petition to Intervene in Custody Action Packet​
  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.
• Request for Custody Conference Order​​​​
  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.
• Request for De Novo Custody Trial
  Use this form to request a de novo custody trial.
• Enforcement of Child Custody Orders
  Use this form if you believe any other person with custody rights has willfully violated the existing custody order.​
• Petition for Proposed Relocation Packet and Confidential Information Form
  Use these forms if you plan to relocate.
• Custody Conference Questionnaire
  This form is mailed to you prior to the scheduled custody conference, and is then to be completed and brought with you to the conference.

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.
• Unrepresented Party Entry of Appearance
  Use this form when you are filing as an unrepresented party in a Custody Complaint or Modification of Custody Order.
• Petition To Proceed In Forma Pauperis (IFP)
  Use this form if you feel you cannot afford the filing fees associated with your case.
• 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 Sentencing Following 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 Defender’s Office
• Waiver of Arraignment Form
• Expungement Order

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
• Instructions for Obtaining a Court Order on Ownership of a Motor Vehicle
• Instructions for Obtaining a Court Order on Ownership of an Abandoned Vehicle

Clerk of Courts

• Criminal Court Subpoena Form
• Orphans’ Court Subpoena Form
• Criminal In Forma Pauperis (IFP)
• Summary Appeal Form