If you are involved in a court case, these two forms may be helpful.

Application to Waive Filing Fees and Service Costs

If you are filing your own case in court, or you are responding to a lawsuit against you and are filing counterclaims, there will be a fee to file your case with the court. (Normally paid to “Vermont Superior Court.”) If you cannot afford this fee, bring the Application to Waive Filing Fees and Service Costs form with you to the court house or send it to the court with your complaint or counterclaim. The court clerk may be able to waive the fee for you so you can file your court documents at no charge. This form used to be called an IFP. Learn more about getting your fees waived.

Use VTCourtForms to fill out the Application to Waive Filing Fees and Service Costs.

With VTCourtForms, you answer questions online and then download, save, print or email your completed forms to yourself. VTCourtForms guides you through the questions and tells you where to submit your forms. It helps you fill out the forms correctly. Use VTCourtForms or use the PDF version of the form.

The court may let you know about the fee right away. They may also mail you a decision about the fee. The court should waive the fee if you get public assistance, or if you cannot afford the fee given your other expenses. Also, everyone whose income is less than 150% of the Federal Poverty Level is eligible for a fee waiver. Contact us at Legal Services Vermont if the court denies your fee waiver and you want to appeal the decision. You have seven days to appeal.

Notice of Appearance

Defendants should use the Notice of Appearance form to provide up-to-date contact information and to ask the court to send copies of any notices, court dates and paperwork filed in court.

If your address changes, you should send in a new notice of appearance form. The court will then know where to send paperwork to you.