Self-Help Forms
Court Fee Waiver Form
What is this for? The “Petition for Proceeding in Civil Case Without Payment of Fees or Costs” is a form that allows a person who has little income (or who has very high expenses) to ask a Virginia court to “waive” (which means “not require”) the fees associated with civil court actions. The form may also be informally called a “fee waiver request form” or an “in forma pauperis form” (in forma pauperis is a Latin legal term meaning to proceed as a poor person). NOTE: You cannot file this document online. The court must receive a signed paper copy.
Guided Interview for Bankruptcy Applicants
This program provides legal information. It will recommend whether you should, or should not, contact an attorney about filing bankruptcy now. If it recommends you should file bankruptcy now, it will explain why. It also will explain which type of bankruptcy you should file. This program does not create an attorney-client relationship. If you may be eligible for free legal aid, the program will suggest which legal aid may be able to assist. If the program recommends you should not file bankruptcy now, it will explain why. It also will explain when you may want to consider filing bankruptcy if your situation changes.