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- Accessing Adoption Records, Adoption Resources, Adult Adoptee's, Obtaining birth and or adoption records, Vital Statistics Forms and more.
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A General Affidavit is a written statement, sworn to be true, giving specific reasons to support the things you are asking a judge to do. It is required when you ask the court for "extraordinary" or extra special relief like removing someone from a home or protecting children from an abusive parent.
These forms have instructions on how to complete the affidavit and a blank affidavit form.
- Affidavit of Heirship for a motor vehicle VTR-262.
- The Affidavit of Inability to Pay Costs is a sworn statement, telling the court that you cannot pay the court's filing fees.
Agricultural Worker Protection Act
- Migrant & Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
- Aids Services of Austin, CDC National Prevention Information Network, HIV Waivers, Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force, Valley AIDS Council.
- If a Respondent does not want to waive his or her rights in the lawsuit, he or she should file an Answer, instead of signing a Waiver of Citation.
- Job Accommodation Network (JAN), a toll-free information and referral service on job accommodations for people with disabilities.
- Applying for refugee status, immigration forms, beware of dishonest immigrant consultants and more.
- Attorney complaint information, attorney-client dispute information, grievance questions and answers, Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedures and Professional Conduct for Texas Attorneys and more.
Attorney Powers of attorney/advance directives/living wills
- Forms for consent of medical treatment, directive to physicians and family or surrogates, do not resuscitate and information on "Power of Attorney"
- A consumer's guide to buying a car, automobile insurance, warranties, questions and answers, car repair, flood damaged vehicles and much more.
- How do I apply for bankruptcy without a lawyer?, When should I apply for bankruptcy?, Alternatives to Bankruptcy.
Battered Self-petitions and Waivers for Battered Spouses
- Battered spouse waiver frequently asked questions, violence against women act, how to apply for immigration benefits as a battered spouse or child and immigration forms.
- Veterans Organizations in Texas , health benefits and services, Coast Guard and more.
- Estate Planning Tool Kit of Military and Family Members and survivor benefits.
- A consumer's guide to buying a car, automobile insurance, warranties, questions and answers, car repair, flood damaged vehicles and much more.
- Public benefits, application for assistance, eligibility office locator, TANF eligibility (cash assistance), STARS State of Texas Assistance and Referral System.
- Wage garnishment law, paternity establishment, how to find a noncustodial parent, how to establish child support, Modification forms and more.
Children's Medicaid/Health Programs :
- Application for long-term care services, Children with special health care needs, children's health insurance programs, Family health services information & referral line and more.
- Questions and answers about citizenship and naturalization, Attorney General Abbott Targets Fraudulent "Notarios" and Others who scam immigrants and more.
- Expunction of Records in Collin County , Nondisclosure of Criminal History Information and Prisoner Resource Guide.
- Borrower Beware the high cost of small loans, pawn brokers and rent-to-own, charitable raffles, door-to-door sales, giving to charities, stop phone slamming and more.
- What is a contract, what if my contract for deed is an oral contract and other questions and answers.
- Questions and Answers about contracts, how to buy a used car, consumer complaints.
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Nunc Pro Tunc (How to correct a clerical mistake in a judgment)
Credit Reports and Credit Access
- Cautions when using ATM, Debit and Credit cards, options, tips, repairing your credit and identity theft.
- Common question about child custody, how does domestic violence affect children, visitation for children under age 3, who will get primary custody and more.
- Questions and answers about debt collection, what to do you are sued for a debt that you owe, wage garnishment law, consumer complaint against a business and more.
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These forms explain what you need to do to get a final judgment when the other party will not respond to the lawsuit or appear in court. This kit includes instructions and explanations about what you must do, a checklist for the forms you need, and the actual forms you can use.
(New Adobe Interactive Form. You can now fill out the form online and print it.)
- Overview of the deportation process, rights as an undocumented immigrant, rights as an immigrant detained by the immigration service and immigration forms.
Disabilities: Americans with Disabilities Act
- Disability Act, ADA your rights as an individual with a disability and more.
Disability Access and Accommodation
- Americans with Disabilities Act Focus on Employment, Legally adequate consent, small employers and reasonable accommodation, ADA you employment rights as an individual with disability and work at home/ telework as a reasonable accommodation.
- CIDC Insurance premium payment assistance, Public Information Act, benefits and more.
Disabled: Rights of the Disabled
- American with Disabilities Act, learn about legal protections from discrimination based on a disability, small employers and reasonable accommodation, ADA your employment rights as an individual with disability.
Discrimination (Equal Protection)
- Facts about age discrimination, national origin, pregnancy, religion, disabilities and more.
- Rental Housing Discrimination, How to file a complaint, Fair housing laws and more.
- Do-It-Yourself court forms for a divorce with or without children in Texas, Affidavit of inability to pay a sworn statement telling the court you cannot pay the court's filing fees and much more.
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List of forms available include:
Affidavit of Inability to Pay Court Cost / Default Judgment Kit / Divorce In Texas WITH Children / Divorce In Texas WITHOUT Children / Expunction / General Affidavit / Service by Posting Kit / Legal Notice / Modification Kit / Name Change for an Adult and Child / Occupational Driver's License / Original Answer Information Sheet / Paternity Kit / Service by Publication Kit / Serving the Document and the Certificate of Service / Substitute Service Kit / The uncontested process in Travis County, Texas, / DWOP (How to reinstate your case if it is "Dismissed for Want of Prosecution" ) / Nunc Pro Tunc (How to correct a clerical mistake in a judgment)
Domestic Violence (Protective Orders)
- Protective Order Kit with step-by-step instructions and court forms that you can use on your own and video, resources for battered immigrant women, about marital rape and much more.
- Brochure explaining the advantages of having a will, questions and answers and self-help guide.
Driver's License / Occupational Drivers License
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You lost your license, but need to drive.....
An Occupational Driver's License may be just what you need.
- Texas Employment Discrimination Law.
Dying Without a Will (Intestacy)
- Brochure that explains the advantages of having a will, as well as the bad things that can happen if you die without a will (intestate).
- Others: living trust scams and the senior consumer, HICAP Health Information Counseling and Advocacy Program, Protecting Senior Texans, Self-Help Guides for Elders from AARP and more.
- Facts about age, national origin, pregnancy, religious discrimination and much more.
- Wage Garnishment Law: When can your wages be garnished (taken) to pay for a debt that you owe?
- Immigration Forms: Download the latest versions of immigrations forms (with instructions) from the official U.S. government website for free.
- Utility bill help, weatherization program.
- To Will on Not to Will explains the advantages of having a will, as well as the bad things that can happen if you die without a will ("intestate").
- Administering and Estate and Probate, To Will or Not to Will.
- Information and Forms to clear your Arrest Record - Expunction: You may have a right to have all records of your arrest destroyed. This kit can be used in ANY county in Texas except Collin County, see Expunction of Records in Collin County.
Fair Labor Standards (Minimum Wage, Overtime Pay, Child Labor)
- FLSA Fair Labor Standards, minimum wage questions and answers, overtime pay requirements, polygraph protection act of 1988, child labor, nursing care facilities under the fair labor standards act, State and Local Governments under the Fair Labor Standards Act and much more
- Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), explains the rights of workers to take unpaid leave for family or medical reasons and the protections that workers are entitled to when taking leave under the FMLA.
Family Law and Military Families
- Army Regulation 608-99, alimony and child support enforcement, information for Texas employers of military reservist and national guard, garnishing military pay, obtaining medical support from military personnel, service of process and more.
- Texas Family Code by Texas Legislative Council on Adoption, annulment, common law marriage, same sex marriage, Child support, earning withholdings and more.
Family or Juvenile Issues Others
- Read more about Legal Notice, serving the document and the certificate of service.
- Family petitions frequently asked questions, immigration through a family member, immigration lawyer referral service, social security for recent immigrants and other non-citizens and much more.
- Do you need to file? Should you apply for earned income tax credit and earned income tax credit for individuals.
Finance Consumer/Finance Others
- Borrower Beware the high cost of small loans, pawn brokers and rent-to-own, charitable raffles, door-to-door sales, giving to charities, stop phone slamming and more.
- Application for assistance, emergency food stamp benefits, food stamp eligibility, how to apply and much more.
- How to avoid foreclosure, all about home equity loans and more.
Forms / Do-It-Yourself Court Forms
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List of forms available include:
Affidavit of Inability to Pay Court Cost / Default Judgment Kit / Divorce In Texas WITH Children / Divorce In Texas WITHOUT Children / Expunction / General Affidavit / Service by Posting Kit / Legal Notice / Modification Kit / Name Change for an Adult and Child / Occupational Driver's License / Original Answer Information Sheet / Paternity Kit / Service by Publication Kit / Serving the Document and the Certificate of Service / Substitute Service Kit / The uncontested process in Travis County, Texas, / DWOP (How to reinstate your case if it is "Dismissed for Want of Prosecution" ) / Nunc Pro Tunc (How to correct a clerical mistake in a judgment)
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Fringe Benefits/Pensions/Health Care
- Can the retiree health benefits provided by your employer be cut, how to file claim for your benefits, job loss, protect your pension, recovering from a disaster and much more.
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A General Affidavit is a written statement, sworn to be true, giving specific reasons to support the things you are asking a judge to do. It is required when you ask the court for "extraordinary" or extra special relief like removing someone from a home or protecting children from an abusive parent.
These forms have instructions on how to complete the affidavit and a blank affidavit form.
Guardianship for Persons with Disabilities
- Legally Adequate Consent explains requirements of legally adequate consent, when it in necessary, and who is authorized to give consent.
- Guardian or conservatorship, legal hotline for elder rights, guardianship Texas law and more.
Health Care Fringe Benefits/Pensions/Health Care
- Can the retiree health benefits provided by your employer be cut, how to file claim for your benefits, job loss, protect your pension, recovering from a disaster and much more.
- Affidavit of Heirship for a motor vehicle VTR-262.
- Question and Answers about buying a new home, first-time homebuyer, fair housing equal opportunity for all, mortgage borrowers' rights and more.
- Colonias in Texas, homelessness, and housing in Texas .
Housing, Subsidized Housing, and Section 8 Vouchers :
- Federal housing programs, Public information act, tenant based vouchers and more.
- When bad things happen to your good name, identity theft affidavit, consumer complaint and more.
- The Affidavit of Inability to Pay Costs is a sworn statement, telling the court that you cannot pay the court's filing fees.
- Basic overview of wage rights in Texas, Minimum Wage Rights, Overtime Pay Rights, Independent Contractors vs. Employees, The Work Rights of Undocumented Workers, FAQ's about Texas Payday Law, how to file a wage claim, how to appeal your wage claim if your claim is initially denied and more.
- Long-Term care insurance rate guide, children's health insurance programs, Chronically Ill & Disabled children's services, CIDC insurance premium payment assistance, insurance complaint forms, insurance fraud and more.
Judgment / Default Judgement Kit
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These forms explain what you need to do to get a final judgment when the other party will not respond to the lawsuit or appear in court. This kit includes instructions and explanations about what you must do, a checklist for the forms you need, and the actual forms you can use.
(New Adobe Interactive Form. You can now fill out the form online and print it.)
- Law and procedures in Texas, proceedings information for victims of juvenile crime, navigating the juvenile justice system, youth commission terminology and more.
Juvenile Family or Juvenile Issues Others
- Read more about Legal Notice, serving the document and the certificate of service.
- What your rights are as a tenant, eviction, breaking a lease, security deposit, discrimination, subleases, unlawful seizure of property demand letter and more.
- Government forms, question and answers for reservists being called to active duty, GSA Library of Standard and optional Forms, landlord-tenant issues for soldiers, legal assistance at Fort Hood, Fort Sam Houston, DD 214, SGLI/VGLI Insurance Forms and more.
- Read more about how to give notice to a party, how to serve the document, how to service by publication and how to give your spouse legal notice.
License / Occupational Driver's License
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You lost your license, but need to drive.....
An Occupational Driver's License may be just what you need.
- Statues: Common law marriage, Void marriage, bigamy, same sex, marriage to a minor, marriage to stepchild or stepparent and annulments.
- Application for assistance, Eligibility office, Medicare A general Guide, Contact information,
Medical Leave Act Family and Medical Leave Act
- Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), explains the rights of workers to take unpaid leave for family or medical reasons and the protections that workers are entitled to when taking leave under the FMLA.
- Application for assistance, Eligibility office, Medicare A general Guide, Contact information,
- Who is authorized to give consent, drug coverage, Alzheimer's and more.
- Finding a nursing home, private fee-for service plan, Alzheimer's resources, legally adequate consent, prescription drug coverage.
Military and Veteran Issues Others
- Helpful information for National Guard members, military reservists, and their families, military service and immigration, soldiers' and sailors' civil relief act and tax information for members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Military Family Law and Military Families
- Army Regulation 608-99, alimony and child support enforcement, information for Texas employers of military reservist and national guard, garnishing military pay, obtaining medical support from military personnel, service of process and more.
- Filing a manufactured housing complaint, consumer complaint, warranty tips and more.
Questions and answers about modifying your divorce documents.
- Step by step brochure if your are changing the name of an adult or child in Texas .
- Questions and answers about citizenship and naturalization, Attorney General Abbott Targets Fraudulent "Notarios" and Others who scam immigrants and more.
- Long-Term care, benefits counselor, Legal Hotline for elder rights and more.
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You lost your license, but need to drive.....
An Occupational Driver's License may be just what you need.
Occupational Health and Safety (OSHA)
- All about OSHA, employees / employers responsibilities, Federal OSHA complaint process, how to file a complaint, imminent dangers in the workplace, whistle blower protection, refusing to work because conditions are dangerous and more.
- If a Respondent does not want to waive his or her rights in the lawsuit, he or she should file an Answer, instead of signing a Waiver of Citation.
- Child support calculator, instructions on amending parentage, forms needed to establish paternity, questions and answers and more.
Pay / Affidavit of Inability to Pay
- The Affidavit of Inability to Pay Costs is a sworn statement, telling the court that you cannot pay the court's filing fees.
Pensions Fringe Benefits/Pensions/Health Care
- Can the retiree health benefits provided by your employer be cut, how to file claim for your benefits, job loss, protect your pension, recovering from a disaster and much more.
Powers of attorney/advance directives/living wills
- Forms for consent of medical treatment, directive to physicians and family or surrogates, do not resuscitate and information on "Power of Attorney"
- Service for disabled adults /children and ro senior citizens.
- Wills and Estates Texas Probate Code
- Administering an Estate and Probate, To Will or Not to Will, questions and answers.
- Property Codes
Refugee Asylum and Refugee Status
- Applying for refugee status, immigration forms, beware of dishonest immigrant consultants and more.
SAPCR Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
- Documents needed to make custody, visitation, and child support orders for children. Use these forms onlyif the parties are not divorcing and paternity has already been determined.
- Basic overview of wage rights in Texas, Minimum Wage Rights, Overtime Pay Rights, Independent Contractors vs. Employees, The Work Rights of Undocumented Workers, FAQ's about Texas Payday Law, how to file a wage claim, how to appeal your wage claim if your claim is initially denied and more.
Self-petitions and Waivers for Battered Spouses
- Battered spouse waiver frequently asked questions, violence against women act, how to apply for immigration benefits as a battered spouse or child and immigration forms.
- If you cannot find the Respondent because you do not know the Respondent's address or identity, you may serve him or her by publication. Read this to find out how to service by publication can be done in a family law case.
- If you are unable to locate your spouse, and you and your spouse have no significant property, minor children, or disabled children in need of child support, then these forms can help you give your spouse legal notice.
Serving the Document and the Certificate of Service
- If the other party in your case has filed an answer or appeared in court, and you need to file more documents in your case, you will need to give the other party a copy of the documents, or serve the documents. Read this to learn how to serve the document.
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If at First You Don't Succeed
If you tried to have the Respondent served, but your attempts have failed, the Court may allow a different or substitute method of service. These forms will show you how.
- Alternatives to small claims court, how to file suit, preparing your case, should you check with a lawyer, statutes governing small claims courts, where, when and how to file and much more.
- Administering and Estate and Probate, To Will or Not to Will.
- Apply for SS benefits online, how to apply for retirement benefits, Social Security Survivors Benefits, How you ear credits, what every woman should know about social security and more.
- What can you do about a defaulted student loan? Information about what you can do if you are having trouble making your student loan payments or if you have already defaulted on a student loan.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) :
- What test and examinations you need for your disability case, answers to questions about disability determination, how to apply and more.
- Wage garnishment law, paternity establishment, how to find a noncustodial parent, how to establish child support, Modification forms and more.
- Do you need to file?, should you apply for earned income tax credit and earned income tax credit for individuals.
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
- Temporary protected status: official US government website with questions an answers regarding Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and SIRP( The Special Immigration Relief Program ).
- Living Trust Scams and the Senior Consumer.
- Apply for unemployment benefits by telephone or online, appeal an unemployment insurance, benefits and more.
Unfair Sales Practices and Consumer Fraud
- Door-to-door sales, consumer complaint, living trust scams and the senior consumer, telemarketing fraud, Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Consumer Protection Act.
Utilities - Gas, Electricity, Telephone
- Non-payment & disconnection, TDHCA Weatherization Program, special rules for utilities apply to renters, help with utility bill, If you have been a victim of family violence, you may be able to receive a waiver for electricity and gas, What are your rights and more.
Veterans Military and Veteran Issues Others
- Helpful information for National Guard members, military reservists, and their families, military service and immigration, soldiers' and sailors' civil relief act and tax information for members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
VISAS Family Petitions (VISAS)
- Family petitions frequently asked questions, immigration through a family member, immigration lawyer referral service, social security for recent immigrants and other non-citizens and much more.
VISAS: Types of Petitions (VISAS)
- Fact sheet about applying for the "U" Visa, 'T" VISA for victims of trafficking, special immigration relief program (SIRP), what steps are needed to get a student visa.
- Common question about child custody, how does domestic violence affect children, visitation for children under age 3, who will get primary custody and more.
- Basic overview of wage rights in Texas, Minimum Wage Rights, Overtime Pay Rights, Independent Contractors vs. Employees, The Work Rights of Undocumented Workers, FAQ's about Texas Payday Law, how to file a wage claim, how to appeal your wage claim if your claim is initially denied and more.
- Immigration detention resources and forms.
- Administering an Estate and Probate, To Will or Not to Will, questions and answers.
- Brochure explaining the advantages of having a will, questions and answers and self-help guide.
Will Powers of attorney/advance directives/living wills
- Forms for consent of medical treatment, directive to physicians and family or surrogates, do not resuscitate and information on "Power of Attorney"
Women, Infants, & Children Nutrition Program
- Frequently asked questions about WIC, benefits eligibility and other resources.
Worker Agricultural Worker Protection Act :
- Migrant & Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act,
- Benefits, Dispute resolution, Employer responsibilities Workers compensation forms and more
Wrongful Termination and Working Conditions
- Texas Employment Law Basics, Federal Laws on working conditions, does your employer have the right to fire you.
