Family Law Court Forms

Most Maryland family law court forms are in this index. Type family law topics in the Title Search box to filter by adoption, child custody, visitation, child support, divorce, guardianship, domestic violence, juvenile, change of name, financial, etc.

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Forms categorized as: Family

Form Number Title Last Revised Notes CC-DCM-001 Civil Domestic Case Information Report 10/2023

Complete and attach this form to a complaint in a family case.

Use this financial form in a child custody/support case in which parties combined income is $30,000 or less.

Use this financial form in a family case if parties combined income is more than $30,000.

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Use this form to respond to or "answer" a complaint filed in a family case. Learn more at mdcourts.gov/divorce and mdcourts.gov/childcustody.

Use this form to tell the court that a party has missed a deadline to respond to a complaint filed in a family case.

Use this form to provide proof to the court that copies of documents filed in a case have been served on a party.

Use this form to provide proof to the court that copies of documents filed in a family case have been delivered to a party.

Use this form to certify to the court that documents were mailed or hand delivered to a party in a case.

Use this form to ask the court to schedule a hearing in a family case.

Use this form to ask the court to order service by public posting or publication.

Use this notice for service of process by posting or publication.

Use this form if you need additional pages for a complaint or petition in a family case.

Use this form to create a parenting plan. See instructions here. Learn more: Parenting Plan web page.

Use this form if you are NOT able to reach a comprehensive parenting plan agreement.

Use this form to tell the court about a violation of an existing court order.

Use this instruction form for cases including child custody, visitation, child support, divorce, alimony, name change, contempt, and guardianship.

Use this instructional form when developing a parenting plan. Learn more: Parenting Plan web page.

Forms categorized as: Appeal

Forms categorized as: Domestic

Forms categorized as: Juvenile

Form Number Title Last Revised Notes CC-JRE-002 Petition for Release of Confidential Information/Order of Court 01/2022

Use this form if you want expungement of a juvenile record and you want to ask the court to give you information from a juvenile case.

Can be used by the State's Attorney to provide the clerk with names of victims, family members, and law enforcement agencies, or to indicate that the office does not have that information.

Can be used to by the State’s Attorney to notify the court of that office’s position on a juvenile expungement petition.

This notice states the rights of victims and victims' family members to object to the expungement of a juvenile court record.

Use this form if you are a victim or a victim's family member, and you object to the expungement of a juvenile record.

Can be used by the State's Attorney/Victim Witness Coordinator in a current delinquency or CINS case, to identify each victim and family.

Use this information sheet to learn about juvenile record expungement.

Use this form to ask the court to expunge court records in a juvenile case.

Custodians of juvenile records may use this form to inform the court of compliance with an order for expungement.

Forms categorized as: Marriage

Forms categorized as: Domestic Violence

Form Number Title Last Revised Notes CC-DC-077 General Waiver and Release - for use with shielding of domestic violence and peace order records 08/2024

Use this form if requesting to shield domestic violence (CC-DC-DV-021 A or B) or peace order (CC-DC-PO-016 A or B) records and it is earlier than three (3) years after the denial or dismissal of the petition or after the consent expires. This is a release of all the requesting party’s claims for damages relating to this proceeding and any and all tort claims that may arise out of this proceeding.

Use this form to ask the court for a protective order. Learn more at mdcourts.gov/dv.

Use this form to provide law enforcement with a physical description of a respondent. Learn more at mdcourt.gov/dv.

Use this instruction form to become familiar with legal terms in protective order cases. Learn more at mdcourts.gov/dv.

Use this form in a domestic violence case.

Use this form to change an existing protective order. Learn more at mdcourts.gov/dv.

Use this form if you believe a respondent has violated a protective order. Learn more at mdcourts.gov/dv.

Use this form to ask the court to recognize and out-of-state protective order.

Use this form to ask the court for a permanent protective order.

Use this form to ask the court to waive your appearance until the respondent is served with a temporary protective order.

Use this form to ask the court to shield court records in a protective order case.

Use the form to ask the court to shield information in a protective order case in which the respondent consented to the order.

Use this form in a case involving shielding information in protective order records.

Use this form if disclosing your address on a Protective Order petition would put you at risk of further harm. Learn more at mdcourts.gov/addressprivacy.

Information on how to file for a peace or protective order. See more information at mdcourts.gov/dv or mdcourts.gov/peaceorders.

Forms categorized as: Peace Order

Form Number Title Last Revised Notes CC-DC-077 General Waiver and Release - for use with shielding of domestic violence and peace order records 08/2024

Information on how to file for a peace or protective order. See more information at mdcourts.gov/dv or mdcourts.gov/peaceorders.

Use this form to provide law enforcement with a description of a respondent for service of process. Learn more at mdcourts.gov/peaceorders.

Use this form to change an existing peace order. Learn more at mdcourts.gov/peaceorders.

Use this form to ask the court to shield from public inspection information in a peace order proceeding in which the court denied or dismissed the case. Do NOT use this form for protective order cases or in cases in which the court granted a final peace order. The court will schedule a hearing and notify you and the other party.

Use this form to ask the court to shield from public inspection information in a peace order case in which the respondent agreed to the order without a trial. Do NOT use this form for protective order cases or in final peace order cases in which the court denied/dismissed the request.

Use this form if disclosing your address on a Peace Order petition would put you at risk of further harm. Learn more at mdcourts.gov/addressprivacy.

Use this form to ask the court to grant a peace order. Learn more at mdcourts.gov/peaceorders.

Forms categorized as: Guardianship

Form Number Title Last Revised Notes CC-GN-001 Petition for Guardianship of Minor 04/2024

Use this form to ask the court to award guardianship over an individual under age 18. See instructions here. Learn more at mdcourts.gov/guardianship.

Use this form to ask the court to award guardianship over an individual, regardless of the individual’s age, who has a disability. See instructions here. Learn about the alternatives to guardianship before filing a petition.

Use this form to respond to or "answer" a petition for guardianship of a minor that has been filed with the court.

Use this form to respond to or "answer" a guardianship petition that has been filed with the court.

This notice alerts individuals that court documents have been filed that may result in someone they know losing valuable rights to make individual decisions.

This notice alerts individuals that court documents have been filed that may result in someone they know losing the right to manage his or her property.

Use this form to tell the court that you consent to a guardianship of your child(ren).

Use this form if you are a minor who is at least 14 years old and want to designate an individual as your guardian of the person.

Use this form if you are a minor child or disabled person at least 16 years old and want to designate an individual as guardian of your property.

Use this form to tell the court about your good faith efforts to locate interested persons in a guardianship case.

Use this form if you are a guardian of the property to file your initial inventory with the court. See instructions here.

Use this form if you are a guardian of the property to file your annual accounting to the court.

Use this form if you are a guardian of the person of an adult to file your annual report to the court.

Use this form if you are a guardian of the person of a minor to file your annual report to the court.

This notice advises individuals of their rights after a petition has been filed with the court seeking appointment of a guardian of his or her person.

This notice advises individuals of their rights after a petition has been filed with the court seeking appointment of a guardian of his or her property.

Use this form if you are a co-petitioner for guardianship of a minor or an alleged disabled person.

A physician must complete this form at the request of a petitioner in a legal proceeding to request a guardian for the patient.

A petitioner will use this certificate in a legal proceeding to request a guardian for the patient of a psychologist.

A petitioner will use this certificate in a legal proceeding to request a guardian for the patient of a licensed social worker.

A petitioner will use this certificate in a legal proceeding to terminate the appointment of guardian when a patient's disability ends.

Use this form if you want the court to appoint you as guardian of a minor or alleged disabled person,but you are not the petitioner (the person asking the court to appoint a guardian for the minor or alleged disabled person).

Use this form if you are a guardian of the property and the court ordered you to place guardianship funds in a restricted account.

Use this form if you are the guardian of the property of a minor or disabled person and are asking the court for a commission to be paid from the guardianship estate.

Use this form if you want to resign as guardian of the person of a minor or disabled person.

Use this form if you want to resign as guardian of the property of a minor or disabled person.

Use this form to ask the court to terminate the guardianship of the person of a minor or disabled person.

Use this form to ask the court to terminate the guardianship of the property of a minor or disabled person.

Use this form if you agree to step in as the guardian of a minor or disabled person when an appointed guardian resigns or is removed.

File this form as proof that you completed the orientation and/or the training program for guardians of the person and property.

Use this form if you are the guardian of a minor or disabled person and want the court’s permission to take an action not allowed in the order appointing you as guardian or that requires court permission.

Use this form if you are asking the court for guardianship of an alleged disabled person who lives with or is under the control of someone who refuses to allow him or her to be examined or evaluated by health care professionals (physician, psychologist, or licensed certified social worker-clinical).

Use this form if you are an interested person to a guardianship and want the court to remove a guardian of the person or guardian of the property of a minor or disabled person.

Use this form if you are the guardian of a minor or disabled person and want the guardianship to
be transferred to the circuit court in another county in Maryland.

Use this form if you are the guardian of a disabled person or minor and want the court to transfer the guardianship from Maryland to another state.

Use this form to ask the court to terminate the guardianship of the person and property of a minor
or disabled person.

Use this form if you want to resign as guardian of the person and property of a minor or disabled person.

Use this form if you are an interested person (other than the minor or disabled person) and do not want to receive these notices.

Use this form if you are an interested person (other than the minor or disabled person) who asked the court to waive your right to notice in a guardianship case and want to revoke that waiver.

Use this form to designate an adult to be standby guardian of your minor child(ren) if you become
mentally incapacitated, physically debilitated, or subject to an adverse immigration action.

Use this form if a parent designated you as standby or alternate standby guardian of his/her minor child(ren), has not revoked your authority, and you want your authority to last more than 180 days.

Use this form to ask the court to appoint an adult to be standby guardian of your minor child(ren) should you become mentally incapacitated or die within two years of filing this petition.

Use this form in a standby guardianship case for a minor.

Use this form to notify persons concerned with the welfare of a minor named in a standby guardianship case.

Use this notice in a standby guardianship case for a minor.

Use this form in a standby guardianship case for a minor.

Use this form to ask the court to hold an expedited hearing on your petition for guardianship of the person of an alleged disabled person.

Use this form if the court ordered you to file a pre-hearing statement in a guardianship case.

A petitioner will use this certificate in a legal proceeding to request a guardian for the patient of a nurse practitioner.

Use this form to ask the court to address your concern about the guardianship of a minor or disabled person. For example, use this form if you think the guardian is not fulfilling their responsibilities, is mismanaging funds, or not taking proper care of the person’s medical or personal needs.

Use this form if you are a guardian who lives in another state to name a Maryland resident to receive service on your behalf.

Use this form to revoke (cancel) standby guardianship of your child(ren) after a court has appointed a standby guardian.

Use this form to ask a Maryland court to accept the transfer of a guardianship from another state to Maryland.

Use this form to ask a Maryland court to register another state’s guardianship order.

Use this instruction for when completing a Petition for Guardianship of the Person and/or Property

Use this instruction form when asking the court to appoint you or someone else as a guardian.

Use this instruction form to complete an estate inventory in a guardianship case (form CC-GN-011.)

Use this form if you are an attorney-guardian or public guardian and want to access case records in MDEC.

Forms categorized as: Child Custody

Form Number Title Last Revised Notes CC-DR-001 Complaint for Child Support 08/2024

Use this form to initiate a child support case.

Use this form to initiate a child custody case. Learn more: Child Custody video series and Child Custody web page.

Use this form to initiate a case about child access or visitation.

Use this form to change an existing child support order.

Use this form to change an existing child custody order.

Use this financial form in a child custody/support case in which parties combined income is $30,000 or less.

Use this financial form in a family case if parties combined income is more than $30,000.

Use this financial form in a child custody case.

Use this form to respond to or "answer" a complaint filed in a family case. Learn more at mdcourts.gov/divorce and mdcourts.gov/childcustody.

Use this form to tell the court that a party has missed a deadline to respond to a complaint filed in a family case.

Use this form to ask the court to stop an earnings withholding order filed against you.

Use this form if you need additional pages for a complaint or petition in a family case.

Use this form to ask Maryland to enforce an out-of-state child custody order.

Use this form to register an out-of-state custody order with Maryland.

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).

Use this form to respond to a complaint for child custody/child support. Learn more: Custody video series and web page.

Use this form to create a parenting plan. See instructions here. Learn more: Parenting Plan web page.

Use this form if you are NOT able to reach a comprehensive parenting plan agreement.

Use this instructional form when developing a parenting plan. Learn more: Parenting Plan web page.

Forms categorized as: Divorce

Form Number Title Last Revised Notes CC-DR-020 Complaint for Absolute Divorce 08/2024

Use this form to initiate an absolute divorce case. See instructions here. Learn more: divorce web page or divorce video series.

Use this financial form in a family case if parties combined income is more than $30,000.

Use this form in a divorce case to tell the court about marital property. Learn more: divorce web page and divorce video series.

Use this form to respond to or "answer" a complaint filed in a family case. Learn more at mdcourts.gov/divorce and mdcourts.gov/childcustody.

Use this form to tell the court that a party has missed a deadline to respond to a complaint filed in a family case.

Use this form if you need additional pages for a complaint or petition in a family case.

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.

Use this form in a divorce case to restore a former name. Watch a short video on the name change court process.

Use this form to create a parenting plan. See instructions here. Learn more: Parenting Plan web page.

Use this form if you are NOT able to reach a comprehensive parenting plan agreement.

Use this instructional form when developing a parenting plan. Learn more: Parenting Plan web page.

Use this instruction form when completing divorce forms. Learn more: divorce web page and divorce video series.

Forms categorized as: Name Change & Declaration of Gender Identity

Form Number Title Last Revised Notes CC-DR-060 Petition for Change of Name Of An Adult 01/01/2023

Use this form to ask the court to legally change the name of an adult.

Use this form to ask the court to change the name of a minor.

Use this form to get consent from a parent/guardian to a name change for a minor.

Use this form in a divorce case to restore a former name. Watch a short video on the name change court process.

Forms categorized as: Extreme Risk Protective Order

Form Number Title Last Revised Notes CC-DC-ERPO-006 Petition to Modify/Rescind/Extend Extreme Risk Protective Order 10/2018

Use this form to change an existing extreme risk protective order.

Use this form to ask the court for an extreme risk protective order. CLICK HERE for more information on Extreme Risk Protective Orders.

Use this form to provide law enforcement with a description of a respondent in an extreme protective order case.

Use this form when asking the court for an extreme risk protective order.

Forms categorized as: Child Welfare

Form Number Title Last Revised Notes CC-DR-099 Consent of Parent to a Private Agency Guardianship 07/2024

Use this form when a child is being placed for adoption using a licensed private adoption agency.

Use this form in a CINA case to seek adoption when parental rights have not been terminated.

Use this form in independent adoption cases in which parental rights have been terminated.

Use this form if you are a parent whose child is involved in an independent adoption (not agency) and your parental rights are not being terminated.

Use this form for a child who is in the custody of DSS or under guardianship of a private child placement agency.

An attorney may use this affidavit form in cases in which a parent consents to a public/private agency guardianship.

An attorney may use this affidavit form in cases in which a parent consents to adoption.

An attorney may use this form in cases in which a child consents to adoption.