Kentucky court guided interviews and filing help
Official owner Kentucky Court of Justice
The official self-help page links guided interviews for selected case types, including fee waivers, domestic violence or interpersonal-protection orders, certain expungements, small claims, probate, and name changes.
What problem this helps solve
The official self-help page links guided interviews for selected case types, including fee waivers, domestic violence or interpersonal-protection orders, certain expungements, small claims, probate, and name changes.
Who completes it: The person seeking the service or a helper acting with that person's permission.
What this does not prove
Online completion is preparation. The official page directs users to print the papers and file them with the correct clerk.
Dated source check
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The official public source was retrieved on September 30, 2026; no account, application, or submission was created.
Last checked Sep 30, 2026. A working link does not establish the current edition, suitability, agency acceptance, or service availability.
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1. Check that this route fits
- Stage and purpose
- Prepare case-specific paperwork and complete the separate filing step.
- Who completes it
- The person seeking the service or a helper acting with that person's permission.
- Jurisdiction
- Kentucky; select the correct county court
- Application mode
- Official guided interviews; Print and file at the correct clerk
This is a legal or court process for the jurisdiction shown above. A completed form does not promise a valid filing or court action. Use the official self-help or legal-assistance routes below for questions about your situation.
2. Prepare before starting
- Select the correct case type and county.
- Arrange printing and any required attestation before filing.
Documents named by the source
- The case-specific form or interview establishes required signatures and attachments; requirements are not universal.
- Fees and fee waivers
- Case-specific court fees may apply; AOC-026 is a separate request for a court decision on a civil fee waiver.
- Account
- Linked tools vary; do not give NOLO account credentials.
- Appointment
- UNKNOWN; confirm clerk filing hours and assistance arrangements.
- Signature
- No signature is represented by this instructions record; the receiving agency controls later attestations.
- Third-party certification or assessment
- Unknown — confirm any certification, referral, or assessment with the official owner.
3. Follow official submission instructions
Read official instructions- Use a linked guided interview for the appropriate case type
- Print the generated forms and file with the correct Circuit Court Clerk
4. Get help or an accommodation
- LFPL computers, printing, and faxing
Louisville library access with published per-page print prices; staff help is limited to basic instruction.
- Kentucky civil legal-aid directory
Find the legal-aid region for case-specific legal advice.
Languages: English source observed; other versions UNKNOWN.
Accessibility: External accessibility conformance was not evaluated by NOLO.
5. Know the supported next step
- File with the correct clerk and obtain your filed copy or receipt.
- Read notices and court dates.
Restrictions and unresolved details
- The interview does not itself file the case or provide legal advice.
- No statewide promise of free printing or notarization was verified.
Online completion is preparation. The official page directs users to print the papers and file them with the correct clerk.
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- Official title
- Kentucky court guided interviews and filing help
- Form number
- Unknown / not established
- Program
- Kentucky Court of Justice Legal Self-Help
- Jurisdiction
- Kentucky; select the correct county court
- Revision / edition
- Unknown
- Who completes it
- The person seeking the service or a helper acting with that person's permission.
- Signature
- No signature is represented by this instructions record; the receiving agency controls later attestations.
- Submission methods
- Use a linked guided interview for the appropriate case type, Print the generated forms and file with the correct Circuit Court Clerk
- Supporting documents
- • The case-specific form or interview establishes required signatures and attachments; requirements are not universal.
- Languages
- English source observed; other versions UNKNOWN.
- Accessibility
- External accessibility conformance was not evaluated by NOLO.
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Source note: Online completion is preparation. The official page directs users to print the papers and file them with the correct clerk.
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