Court Forms for the Domestic Relations Division
The forms below are some of the most common forms used in the Domestic Relations Division, but there are many more. If you cannot find the form you are looking for on this website, please visit the Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court’s website and the Illinois Supreme Court’s website. Please note that because every case is unique, standardized forms might not perfectly fit your circumstances.
For many of the forms linked below, Illinois Legal Aid Online provides a guided interview that will ask you a series of questions in order to complete the form for you. The service is free. Additionally, many of the forms created by the Illinois Supreme Court have how-to guides available on their website.
General Forms
- Motion
- Motion to Continue or Extend Time
- Notice of Motion
- Answer
- Appearance (non-dissolution actions)
- Financial Affidavit
- Interim Fee Award Order
- Certification for Exemption from E-Filing
- Court Reporter Information Sheet
Fee Waiver
- Application for Waiver of Court Fees (298 Petition)
- Order for Waiver of Court Fees
Child Support
Joint Simplified Dissolution
Dissolution without Children
- Petition for Dissolution of Marriage
- Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage
- Summons
- Appearance (specific to dissolution actions)
Dissolution with Children
- Petition for Dissolution of Marriage
- Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage
- Parenting Plan
- Summons
- Appearance (specific to dissolution actions)
Order of Protection
- Petition for Order of Protection
- Emergency Order of Protection
- Interim/Plenary Order of Protection
- Summons (Protective Orders)
Prove-Up
- Uniform Prove Up Sheet
- Order on Prove Up
- Affidavit as to Military Service
- Actions Taken to Show Due Diligence (service by publication only)
- Certificate of Agreement
- Certificate of Dissolution
- Certificate and Motion for Default
Prove-Up Checklists
- Prove Up by Agreement Checklist
- Prove Up with Service through Summons
- Prove Up with Service by Publication
