
Click on the name of the form set in the list below for a description and a list the forms that may print depending on your individual case. Please note, you will only find descriptions on this page. To use I-CAN!™, click on the link below.
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.
I-CAN!® can help you fill out the paperwork you need to divorce your spouse or respond to a divorce. There are three steps to the divorce forms:
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.
There are four steps to the Paternity forms:
Request for Order is used to ask for or ask to change child support, child custody, visitation, child medical expenses, spousal support, property orders, attorney fees and costs and/or other orders. You must have a Divorce, Paternity, or Custody and Visitation case in order to file a Request for Order. You can file a Request for Order at the same time that you file your case, while your case is pending or after you have a judgment. I-CAN! creates an Request for Order with a request for the same custody order and visitation schedule for all of the children involved. If you want a different custody or visitation order for some of your children, you will need to create more than one Request for Order.
There are two steps to the Request for Order forms:
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:
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:
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, 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 print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:
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 want to respond to a Restraining Order, you can also use I-CAN!® to complete your forms.
I-CAN!® will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:
Sue or Counter-sue in Small Claims Court
In Small Claims court you can sue for up to $10,000 (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 $10,000 (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, you may choose to E-File your small claim. Currently I-CAN!® supports e-filing for Small Claims at the courts in Orange County.
I-CAN!® will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:
Small Claims: Postpone your hearing or Dismiss your case
Before your hearing, you can ask the court for a later hearing date or to dismiss your case. If you want to postpone the hearing, you have to have a good reason. 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 want to dismiss your case, you can dismiss your claim, your counter-claim or the entire case. There is no fee to dismiss your case.
If you cannot afford to pay the filing fees to postpone your hearing, I-CAN!® will help you fill out and submit a Fee Waiver request to the court.
I-CAN!® will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:
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.
I-CAN!® will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:
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.
If you apply for a Fee Waiver and another party is filing with you, they will need to fill out a Fee Waiver as well.
I-CAN!® will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:
If you are a tenant and you have been served with legal papers by your landlord titled Complaint - Unlawful Detainer (UD-100) an eviction lawsuit has been filed against you in Court. If you do not file a response, you will be evicted without a hearing or trial.
If you are a landlord and you want to evict a tenant in a residential property, you can use I-CAN!™ to prepare a notice to your tenant and a Summons and Complaint to file at the court.
I-CAN!™ now provides e-filing for Eviction/Eviction Defense at the courts in Orange County.
PLEASE NOTE: if you choose to e-file your Eviction/Eviction Defense, you are consenting to e-notice, including e-discovery. Everything in your case will be done electronically, with no paper filings.
E-filing is now mandatory for Eviction/Eviction Defense forms at the courts in Orange County. However, if you do not have regular access to a computer or are not able to use a computer, you should not choose to e-file. You can file a form called Application and order for Electronic Filing and Service Exemption to be exempt from e-filing if you do not readily have access to a computer or if mandatory e-filing would cause undue hardship or significant prejudice.
I-CAN!™ will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:
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:
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:
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:
If you are applying to be a limited conservator of the person you can use I-CAN! to help you prepare your forms. A limited conservator of the person is appointed by a judge to have certain rights to care for a developmentally disabled adult (18 years old or older). A conservatorship of the person allows the conservator to make decisions about the personal care and affairs of the conservatee.
Limited conservatorship of the estate is needed when the conservatee has property or assets (more than just wages or public assistance) that will be wasted if not managed by a conservator. I-CAN! is not for those who want to apply for conservatorship of the estate. I-CAN! is not for private professional fiduciarys or corporations.
I-CAN!® will print all of the forms that are necessary for your individual situation out of the following forms:
An Advance Health Care Directive (AHCD) expresses your wishes for medical treatment in case you become incapacitated and are unable to make decisions for yourself, such as in the event of an accident or severe illness.
It also allows you to appoint a health care agent to make care and treatment decisions for you if you are unable to. It also lets you express your wishes regarding donation of organs and the designation of a primary physician.
I-CAN!® will print the following form:
Summary Dissolution is a simpler process for divorce. With Summary Dissolution, you will not have to appear in court; you will only file your papers with the court. I-CAN!® can help you file Summary Dissolution if all of the following apply: