Do you have a low income? Are you a victim of abuse? Do you have
a disability? Are you 60 years old or older? You may be able to get
free legal help. Call Vermont Legal Aid at (800) 889-2047.
Vermont Courts
Vermont
Courts Web Site is the home page of the Vermont Judiciary's
website. This site has links to Vermont Court Calendars, Court Forms,
and other useful information about Vermont's Courts.
Vermont's Courts lists all Vermont State Courts and
explains the types of cases each court hears.
Vermont Court Calendars lists the date and
time when each case will be heard in which Vermont Court and the name
of the Judge who will hear the case.
Vermont Judiciary's Pro Se Self Service Center
is the Vermont Judiciary website's main web page for people who will
go to Court without a lawyer. This Vermont Judiciary web page has a
lot of useful information and links to Court forms.
Are you filing a law suit in court? You have to pay a filing fee.
Is the filing fee too much money for you to pay? The Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis is a
court form that asks the Court to let you file your law suit without
paying the filing fee. The form is also called an "IFP."
The Court will look at your income and expenses. Then the court will
decide if it will waive the filing fee for you. The court might say
you don't have to pay the fee. Or the court may decide that you have
to pay some or all of the fee.
The Application is an affidavit. This means that the Application
is a sworn statment about facts. This means that the information
you put on the form must be true. You need to have the form
notarized. Don't sign the Application form until you are in front
of a Notary Public. The Court Clerk's office has free Notary Publics.