Court Form Search
Most Maryland court forms and brochures are available in this index. Use the filters on the left to narrow your search by topic, court, and language. Not sure which form you need? Use a Court Forms Finder, which will guide you through a series of questions to help identify the form you need. Still have questions? Call the Maryland Court Help Center at 410-260-1392.
Using Search will allow you to filter the list of titles by form number or keyword. This can be helpful if you are unsure where the form is categorized or if you are looking for multiple forms related to a single topic. If you are searching by form number, the number format must end with three numeric digits (example: DC-CV-001 or DCCV001).
Answer to Complaint / Petition / Motion
Use this form to respond to or "answer" a complaint filed in a family case.
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Last Revised
Brochure
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Type
Child Custody
Divorce
Family
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Application for the Issuance of a Warrant
Use this form when filing a petition to enforce an out-of-state child custody order and you want the court to issue a warrant to take physical custody of the child(ren).
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Last Revised
Brochure
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Type
Child Custody
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Complaint for Absolute Divorce
Use this form to initiate an absolute divorce case.
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Last Revised
Brochure
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Type
Divorce
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Complaint for Child Support
Use this form to initiate a child support case.
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Last Revised
Brochure
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Type
Child Custody
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Complaint for Custody
Use this form to initiate a child custody case.
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Last Revised
Brochure
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Type
Child Custody
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Complaint for Visitation
Use this form to initiate a case about child access or visitation.
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Last Revised
Brochure
Form
Type
Child Custody
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Counter-Claim for Absolute Divorce
Use this form to respond to a Compliant for Absolute Divorce if the divorce order you want is significantly different from what your spouse has requested in his or her Complaint. Learn more: divorce web page and divorce video series.
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Last Revised
Brochure
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Type
Divorce
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Counter-Claim for Custody/Child Support
Use this form to respond to a complaint for child custody/child support. Learn more: Custody video series and web page.
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Last Revised
Brochure
Form
Type
Child Custody
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Counter-Complaint for Absolute Divorce
This form was made obsolete 11/2019 - please see CC-DR-020 Rev. 11/2019.
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Brochure
Form
Type
Divorce
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Financial Statement (Child Support Guidelines)
Use this financial form in a child custody/support case in which parties combined income is $30,000 or less.
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Last Revised
Brochure
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Type
Child Custody
Family
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Financial Statement (General)
Use this financial form in a family case if parties combined income is more than $30,000.
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Last Revised
Brochure
Form
Type
Child Custody
Divorce
Family
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Instructions for Completing and Filing Divorce Forms
Use this instruction form when completing divorce forms. Learn more: divorce web page and divorce video series.
Form File
Last Revised
Brochure
Form
Type
Divorce
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Joint Statement of Parties Concerning Marital and Non-Marital Property
Use this form in a divorce case to tell the court about marital property. Learn more about divorce cases on this web page and/or this video series.
Form File
Last Revised
Brochure
Form
Type
Divorce
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Joint Statement of the Parties Concerning Decision-Making Authority and Parenting Time
Use this form if you are NOT able to reach a comprehensive parenting plan agreement.
Form File
Last Revised
Brochure
Form
Type
Child Custody
Divorce
Family
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Marital (Marriage) Settlement Agreement
Form File
Last Revised
Brochure
Form
Type
Divorce
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Maryland Parenting Plan Instructions
Use this instructional form when developing a parenting plan. Learn more.
Form File
Last Revised
Brochure
Form
Type
Child Custody
Divorce
Family
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Last Revised
Brochure
Form
Type
Child Custody
Divorce
Family
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Motion for Restoration of Former Name
Use this form in a divorce case to restore a former name. Watch a short video on the name change court process.
Form File
Last Revised
Brochure
Form
Type
Divorce
Name Change & Declaration of Gender Identity
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Motion for Stay of Service of Earnings Withholding Order
Use this form to ask the court to stop an earnings withholding order filed against you.
Form File
Last Revised
Brochure
Form
Type
Child Custody
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Motion to Modify Child Support / Counterclaim to Motion to Modify or Petition for Contempt
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Form File
Last Revised
Brochure
Form
Type
Child Custody
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Petition for Enforcement of an Out-of-State Custody Order
Use this form to ask Maryland to enforce an out-of-state child custody order.
Form File
Last Revised
Brochure
Form
Type
Child Custody
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Petition to Modify Custody/Visitation (Child Access)
Use this form to change an existing child custody order.
Form File
Last Revised
Brochure
Form
Type
Child Custody
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Request for Alternate Service and Affidavit - Child Support Modification
Form File
Last Revised
Brochure
Form
Type
Child Custody
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Request for Order of Default
Use this form to tell the court that a party has missed a deadline to respond to a complaint filed in a family case.
Form File
Last Revised
Brochure
Form
Type
Child Custody
Divorce
Family
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English
Request to Register an Out-of-State Child Custody Order
Use this form to register an out-of-state custody order with Maryland.
Form File
Last Revised
Brochure
Form
Type
Child Custody
Courts
Circuit
Languages
English