I-CAN!™ Legal Modules
If you are ready to use I-CAN!™ now click on Steps in the I-CAN!™ Process
Module Information
Click on the name of the module in the list below for a description and a list the forms that may print depending on your individual case.
Note: If you would like to use a form that I-CAN!™ Legal doesn't provide, click on Blank Forms. If you would like to fill out a form packet by hand instead of using I-CAN!™ to fill out your forms for you, click on Form Packets.
Divorce/Response
I-CAN!™ can help you fill out the paperwork you need to divorce your spouse or respond to a divorce.
Start with Step 1 to begin your divorce or to respond to a divorce. If you have your financial information with you, you may continue to Step 2 and file the paperwork at the same time.
Do Step 2 to create your initial financial paperwork. To create your final financial paperwork, return to Step 2 and revise your answers.
Do Step 3 to complete your divorce. You can file Step 3 six months after Step 1 was filed.
I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:
- Step 1 - Forms FL-100, FL-105, Fl-110, FL-115, FL-120, L-1120
- Step 2 - Forms FL-140, FL-141, FL-142, FL-150
- Step 3 - Forms FL-130, FL-144, FL-160, FL-161, FL-165, FL-170, FL-180, FL-190, FL-192, FL-341, FL-342, FL-343, FL-345
Paternity Petition/Response
Paternity Petition is used to ask the court to legally establish the parent of a child. You can use I-CAN!™ if you want to establish that you or someone else is the parent of your child so that you can ask for child support, custody or visitation. If you want to respond to a Paternity Petition, you can also use I-CAN!™ to complete your forms.
In Step 1, you will complete the Paternity Petition (or Response) paperwork. Return to this screen and continue to Step 2 only if you want to ask (or if the petitioner asked) for Child Support, Custody, or Visitation. Return to this screen and continue to Step 3 only if you asked (or if the petitioner asked) for Child Support. After your hearing, come back to and do Step 4 to complete your final documents and get your judgment.
I-CAN!™ will fill out the forms for you by asking you simple questions and putting your answers on the court forms in the correct place. I-CAN!™ will also print instructions to tell you what to do with your forms, and how the court process works.
I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:
- Step 1 - FL-200, FL-210, FL-220, FL-105, FL-310, FL-150
- Step 2 - FL-300, FL-310, FL-311, FL-312, FL-341(C), FL-330, FL-335, FL-305, L-1124
- Step 3 - FL-150
- Step 4 - FL-250, Fl-341, FL-341(A), FL-341(B), FL-341(C), FL-341(D), FL-341(E), FL-342, FL-190, FL-191, FL-192, FL-230, FL-235, L-31, L-124, MC-040
Order to Show Cause/OSC Response
Order to Show Cause (OSC for short) is used to ask for or ask to change child support, child custody, visitation, child medical expenses, spousal support, property orders and/or attorney fees and costs.
You must file an OSC with either a Divorce, Paternity, or Custody and Visitation case. You can file an OSC either at the same time, while your case is pending, or after you have a judgment.
In Step 1, you will complete the OSC paperwork.
Continue to Step 2 if you ask for child support, spousal support or attorney fees and costs in your OSC.
I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:
- Step 1 - FL-300 Petition, FL-310 Supporting Declaration, FL-311 Child Custody and Visitation Application, FL-312 Child Abduction Prevention, FL-341(C) Children's Holiday Schedule, FL-330 Proof of Personal Service, FL-335 Proof of Service by Mail, FL-305 Ex Parte Orders, L-1124 Declaration Re: Notice (Ex Parte)
- Step 2 - FL-150 Income and Expense Declaration
Guardianship
I-CAN!™ can help you file for Guardianship if you are a parent or if you are nominating yourself to be a guardian of a child (or children). As a parent or proposed guardian, you can nominate up to two guardians for a child (or children) using I-CAN!™.
I-CAN!™ is not for those who are applying for guardianship of a child who has Native American ancestry or who may have Native American ancestry or guardianship of a child who owns a lot of property (for example a house or $25,000 cash). Please be aware that the court CANNOT appoint a guardian for a minor who is married or whose marriage ended in divorce.
I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:
- GC-210(P) Petition, GC-210(CA) Child Information Attachment, GC-120 UCCJEA, GC-212 Guardian Screening Form, GC-020 Notice of Hearing
Name Change
If you are an adult, I-CAN!™ can help you change your own name and/or the name of a minor child or children. If you want to change the name of a minor child or children, you must be the parent(s) or legal guardian of the child or children. In order to change two or more children’s names with the same password, they all must have the same parents.
If you do not know the location of the parent(s) or other parent, I-CAN!™ can help you apply for Service by Publication.
I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:
- NC-100 Petition, NC-110 Attachment, NC-110G Attachment for Guardian, NC-120 Order to Show Cause, NC-121 Proof of Service, NC-130 Decree, NC-130G Decree for Guardian, L-317 Service by Publication, L-318 Service by Publication, L-937 Service by Publication
Domestic Violence Restraining Order/Response
If you are the victim of Domestic Violence you can use I-CAN!™ to complete your forms to request a hearing and receive a Restraining Order.
To file a restraining order for Domestic Violence, you must have a domestic relationship with the person you want protection from (for example: a spouse or ex-spouse, someone you live or lived with, a relative, someone you dated or were engaged to, or the parent of your child or children).
If you do not have a domestic relationship with the person, click "Back" and select "Civil Harassment Restraining Order".
If you want to respond to a Domestic Violence restraining order, you can also use I-CAN!™ to complete your forms.
I-CAN!™ will fill out the forms for you by asking you simple questions and putting your answers on the court forms in the correct place. I-CAN!™ will also print instructions to tell you what to do with your forms, and how the court process works.
I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:
- Petition: DV-100, DV-101, DV-105, DV-108, L-1120, DV-110, DV-140, L-1124, DV-200, DV-125, DV-260, DV-505
- Response: DV-120, DV-540, DV-250
Civil Harassment Restraining Order/Response
If you want to ask for a restraining order to stop harassment, you can use I-CAN!™ to complete your forms to request a hearing and receive a Restraining Order.
Persons who are not related and never had a dating relationship may file a Civil Harassment case when they have been stalked, harassed, sexually assaulted, or threatened with violence. If you need a Restraining Order for Domestic Violence, click "Back" and select "Domestic Violence Restraining Order."
If you want to respond to a Restraining Order, you can also use I-CAN!™ to complete your forms.
I-CAN!™ will fill out the forms for you by asking you simple questions and putting your answers on the court forms in the correct place. I-CAN!™ will also print instructions to tell you what to do with your forms, and how the court process works.
I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:
- Request: CM-010, CH-100, CH-102, CH-120, CH-130, L-889, CH-140
- Response: CH-110, CH-131, CH-145
Small Claims
Sue or Counter-sue in Small Claims Court
In Small Claims court you can sue for up to $7,500 (or up to $5,000 if you are suing as a business). If a small claim has been filed against you, you can counter-sue in Small Claims Court for up to $7,500 (or up to $5,000 if you are counter-suing as a business). If you cannot afford to pay your filing fees, I-CAN! will help you fill out and submit a Fee Waiver request to the court.
If I-CAN!™ supports e-filing for your court and the type of case you have, you may choose to E-File your small claim. Currently I-CAN!™ supports e-filing for Small Claims at the courts in Orange County.
Ask to Postpone your Small Claims hearing date
If you have a hearing date for your Small Claims case, you can ask the court to postpone your hearing to a later date. You have to have a good reason to postpone the hearing date. Usually you have to ask at least 10 days before the hearing. If you have a good reason why you are asking less than 10 days before the hearing, you can ask to postpone the hearing with less time.
If you cannot afford to pay your filing fees, I-CAN!™ will help you fill out and submit a Fee Waiver request to the court.
Prepare Small Claims after-hearing forms
After you have had a Small Claims hearing, I-CAN!™ will help you to file after-hearings forms. You can request to be allowed to collect your money if you won your case. You can also ask the judge to correct your judgment if there was a clerical error, cancel your judgment if the court applied the wrong law to your case, or appeal your judgment if you want to have your case heard again as if it was a new case.
- Small Claims: SC-100, SC-100A, SC-120, SC-120A, SC-101, SC-103, SC-104, FW-001, FW-003, CIV-010
- Small Claims Postponement: SC-110, SC-111
- Small Claims After Hearing: EJ-001, EJ-100, EJ-130, EJ-150, SC-105, SC-105A, SC-107, SC-108, SC-108A, SC-133, SC-134, SC-135, SC-140, MC-012, WG-001
Fee Waiver
The court will charge you a fee to file your forms. If you cannot afford the filing fee you can apply for a Fee Waiver. If you apply for a Fee Waiver your forms will be filed as if you have paid the fees. The court will then make a decision to determine which fees, if any, you need to pay.
I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:
- FW-001 Application for Waiver of Court Fees and Costs, FW-003 Order for Waiver of Court Fees and Costs
Eviction/Eviction Answer
If you have been served with some papers from your Landlord called Complaint- Unlawful Detainer UD-100 a lawsuit has been filed against you in Court. You will need to respond to the Court and have your case heard so a decision can be made. If you do not respond you will be evicted.
If you want to evict a tenant in a residential property, I-CAN!™ will help you fill out a notice to your tenant and a complaint to file at the court.
I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:
- Complaint: CM-010, SUM-130, UD-100, POS-010, 60 day notice, 30 day notice, 3 day notice to quit, 3 day notice to perform or quit, 3 day notice for non-payment of rent
- Answer: UD-105
Wage and Earnings Assignment Hearing Request
If you have been served with some papers from the Department of Child Support Services asking you to pay past due child support, and you disagree with the amount that will be taken from your paycheck you will need to respond to the Court and have your case heard so a decision can be made.
I-CAN!™ will print the following form:
- Request For Hearing Regarding Earnings Assignment(Governmental) FL-450
Notice of Motion
If you have been served with some papers from the Department of Child Support Services called Notice of Motion (Governmental) FL-680 a lawsuit has been filed against you in Court, and you have been named as a person that is responsible for care of a child or children. You will need to respond to the Court and have your case heard so a decision can be made, and issues such as child support can be determined.
I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:
- FL-680, FL-684, FL-421
Income and Expense Declaration
If you are involved in a Family Law Case and Child Support, Spousal Support, Court and Attorney Fees, or Medical Expenses are an issue, you and the other person will both need to fill out forms that the Judge reviews to be able to make an order.
I-CAN!™ will print the following form:
- Income and Expense Declaration, FL-150