Discovery
Discovery is the process for getting information and documents from the other party in your case. This guide will help you understand how this process works in Family Court.
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Evidence
Evidence is information given to the court to help prove or disprove something in your case. This guide will help you understand types of evidence and give you tips on how to present your evidence in court.
Witnesses
A witness is a person who gives testimony under oath. This guide will help you understand how to use witnesses in your Family Court case.
Orders of Protection
This guide answers questions you may have about orders of protection in Family Court.
Motions
A motion is when you ask the court to do something in your case while it is ongoing. This guide will help you understand the types of motions and how to file one.
Subpoenas
A subpoena is a document that requires witness testimony or specific documents to be produced in court. This guide will help you understand whether you might need a subpoena and how to request one.
How ChatGPT can help abuse survivors represent themselves in court
Without lawyers’ help, Family Court can be extremely difficult to navigate, explains Cathy Cramer, CEO of New York-based Family Legal Care, which aims to make this court more accessible to self-representing litigants. “There’s a lot of legalese—terminology people don’t understand. There’s a lot of procedure they don’t understand,” she says. “It’s not uniform procedure across the courts, [and] people are very overwhelmed and confused.”
Direct Examination
Direct examination of a witness (or yourself) is the way to start your case. This guide will help you understand how to use direct examination to present your case.
Objections
This guide will explain the types of objections in court and how they can help your case.
Co-Parenting Tips and Resources
This guide offers tips and resources on positive parenting, understanding your parenting style, and communicating with your co-parent and child.
Cross-Examination
Cross-examination is the right to question the other party or their witnesses after they testify. This guide will help you understand how to use cross-examination to help your case.
Filling Out a Financial Disclosure Affidavit
This guide explains how to fill out a Financial Disclosure Affidavit for a child support case.