Child Custody Forms by State

Alabama

• The courts do not have online forms for child custody.

Alaska

• Modifying Child Custody and Child Support Forms (Alaska Court System)
• Visitation Plan & Child Support Worksheet - [PDF] (Alaska Court System)
• Model Parenting Agreement [PDF] (Alaska Court System)
• Custody Complaint Packet (Custody for Unmarried Parents) (Alaska Court System)
• Modifying Child Custody or Child Support Forms (Alaska Court System)

Arizona

• To Establish Parenting Time packet [PDF] (Arizona Supreme Court)

Arkansas

• Domestic Relations Cover Sheet [PDF] (Arkansas Judiciary)
  • Instructions
• Court Forms (Arkansas Supreme Court)

California

• Custody & Visitation Forms (California Courts)

Colorado

• Allocation of Parental Responsibilities (Colorado Judicial Branch)
• Grandparent Visitation (Colorado Judicial Branch)

Connecticut

Delaware

• Custody/Visitation Forms (Delaware State Courts)
• Petition for Custody [PDF] (Delaware State Courts)
• Petition for Visitation [PDF] (Delaware State Courts)
• Petition For Guardianship of a Minor [PDF] (Delaware State Courts)
• Consent To Termination and Transfer of Parental Rights [PDF] (Delaware State Courts)

District of Columbia

• Motion to Modify Custody and/or Access to Children [PDF] (D.C. Bar Association)
• Motion for Temporary Custody and/or Access to Children [PDF] (D.C. Bar Association)
• Sample Parenting Plan [PDF] (D.C. Bar Association)

Florida

• Family Law Financial Affidavit [PDF] (Florida Supreme Court)
• Family Law Financial Affidavit (Short Form) [PDF] (Florida Supreme Court)
• Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Affidavit [PDF] (Florida Supreme Court)
• Supplemental Petition to Modify Custody or Visitation and Other Relief [PDF] (Florida Supreme Court)
• Petition for Grandparent Visitation [PDF] (Florida Supreme Court)

Georgia

• Visitation Schedule [PDF] (DeKalb County Superior Court)
• Modification of Visitation Packet (Fulton County Superior Court Family Division)

Hawaii

• Custody/Visitation Statement [PDF] (State of Hawaii Judiciary)
• Worksheet for Joint Custody/Extensive Visitation (with Child Support Guidelines Worksheet) [PDF] (State of Hawaii Judiciary)
• Guardianship Pro-Se Packet [PDF] (State of Hawaii Judiciary)

Idaho

• Instructions - Filing for Custody, Visitation & Support [PDF] (Idaho Supreme Court)
• Parenting Plan Agreement [PDF] (Idaho Supreme Court)
• Parenting Plan Agreement (3rd Judicial District)

Illinois

• Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act [PDF] (Cook County Circuit Court)
• Request a Visitation Order [PDF] (Southern Illinois University School of Law)
• Enforce a Visitation Order [PDF] (Southern Illinois University School of Law)
• Modify a Visitation Order [PDF] (Southern Illinois University School of Law)
• Modify Custody Order [PDF] (Southern Illinois University School of Law)

Indiana

• Family Court Forms Packages (Indiana Supreme Court)
• Forms for Citizens (Indiana Judiciary)

Iowa

• The courts do not have online forms for child custody.

Kansas

• Court Forms (Shawnee County District Court)
• Domestic Forms Packet [PDF]
• Court Forms (4th Judicial District)
• Parenting Plan [PDF]
• Motion to Enforce Visitation/Parenting Time [PDF]
• District Court Forms (Douglas County)
• Temporary or Permanent Parenting Plan [PDF]
• Motion to Appear and Show Cause for Failure to Comply with Visitation Order [PDF]

Kentucky

• Mediation and Family Court Forms (Kentucky Court of Justice)
• Petition for Appointment of Guardian/Conservator for Minor [PDF]
• Petition for Appointment as Guardian/Conservator for Minor [PDF]

Louisiana

• Family Court Forms (E. Baton Rouge)

Maine

• Unmarried Parents' Rights and Responsibilities Court Forms (Pine Tree Legal Assistance/Maine Judicial Branch )

Maryland

• Custody/Visitation packets (Maryland Judiciary)
• Visitation with Children [PDF]
• Changing Custody or Visitation [PDF]

Massachusetts

• Child Custody Forms (Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries)

Michigan

• Domestic Relations Forms (Michigan State Court Administrative Office)
• Michigan Parenting Time Guideline [PDF] (State Court Admin. Office)

Minnesota

• Family Court Forms (Fourth Judicial District)
• Court Forms (Minnesota Judicial Branch)

Mississippi

Missouri

• Petition for Child Custody Forms (Missouri Judiciary)

Montana

• Child and Family Law Forms (State Bar of Montana)

Nebraska

• Parenting Plan [PDF] (Nebraska Supreme Court)
• Absent-Parent Parenting Plan [PDF] (Nebraska Supreme Court)

Nevada

• Petition to Establish Custody and Visitation [PDF] (Second Judicial District Court)
• Joint Petition to Establish Custody and Visitation [PDF] (Second Judicial District Court)

New Hampshire

• Family Law Forms (New Hampshire Superior Court)
• Petition for Grandparent Visitation [PDF]

New Jersey

• How To Ask The Court To Change Or Enforce An Order In Your Case [PDF] (New Jersey Judiciary)

New Mexico

• Parenting Plan And Child Support Obligation (New Mexico Supreme Court)
• Grandparent Visitation forms [PDF] (First Judicial District Court)

New York

• Custody & Visitation Forms (New York Courts)
• Parenting Plan [PDF] (Supreme Court of the State of New York)

North Carolina

• SelfServe Center Forms (26th Judicial District)
• Introduction to Custody, Visitation & Support [PDF]
• Custody or Visitation Instructions [PDF]
• Custody or Visitation Flowchart [PDF]
• Custody, Visitation and Support Complaint [PDF]

North Dakota

• Self Represented Visitation Assistance Forms (North Dakota Supreme Court)
• Instructions
• Motion, Brief and Notice of Motion for Visitation Assistance [PDF] (North Dakota Supreme Court)

Ohio

• Domestic Relations Court Forms (Clermont County)
• Shared Parenting Plan [PDF]

Oklahoma

• Forms (Oklahoma Supreme Court Network)

Oregon

• Parenting Time/Plan Enforcement (Office of the Oregon State Court Administrator )
• Custody Enforcement (Office of the Oregon State Court Administrator )
• Registration of Out-of-State Child Custody and Parenting Time Judgments (Office of the Oregon State Court Administrator )

Pennsylvania

• Civil Forms (Warren County)
• Complaint for Custody, Partial Custody or Visitation [PDF]
• Petition to Modify Custody, Partial Custody or Visitation [PDF]
• Family Court Forms (Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania)
• Complaint for Primary Custody (II-1) [PDF]
• Complaint for Shared Custody (II-2) [PDF]

Rhode Island

• Family Court Forms (Judiciary of Rhode Island)

South Carolina

• Non-Custodial Parent's Application for Child Support Services [PDF] (South Carolina Department of Social Services)
• Affidavit for Citation for Contempt of Court (Visitation - For use by Custodial Parent) [PDF] (South Carolina Judicial Department)
• Affidavit for Citation for Contempt of Court (Visitation - For use by Non-Custodial Parent) [PDF] (South Carolina Judicial Department)

South Dakota

• Parenting Time Guidelines (South Dakota Unified Judicial System)

Tennessee

• Permanent Parenting Plan Order [PDF] (The Tennessee Court System)
• Temporary Parenting Plan [MS DOC] (Tennessee Bar Association)
• Parenting Plan [MS DOC] (Tennessee Bar Association)

Texas

• Domestic Relations Forms (Travis County Law Library)

Utah

• Utah State Court Forms (Utah State Courts)
• Split Custody Worksheet and Instructions [PDF]
• Sole Custody Worksheet and Instructions [PDF]
• Joint Physical Custody Worksheet and Instructions [PDF]

Vermont

• Affidavit of Child Custody [PDF] (Vermont Judiciary)

Virginia

• Pro Se Divorce Packet [PDF] (Circuit Court of Fairfax County)
• Agreement to Mediate [PDF] (Virginia Judiciary)

Washington

• Domestic Relations Forms (Washington Courts)

West Virginia

• Family Court Parenting Plan | Instructions [PDF]
• All Family Court Forms (West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals)

Wisconsin

• Proposed Parenting Plan [PDF] (Waukesha County)
• Visitation Rights of Non-Parent [PDF] (Waukesha County)

Wyoming

• Child Custody and Modification packet [PDF] (Supreme Court of the State of Wyoming)