Goal               Most orders entered by the general district and juvenile courts can be appealed to the circuit court in the same locality. Appeals from a lower court are tried in circuit court as if the prior trial never happened, which gives both parties a second chance to litigate the case. However, an appeal from a final order of a circuit court is to a state court of appeals which you are seeking to avoid as a pro-se litigant. Self-representation is less of a risk in the lower courts, where a lose can be erased with a new trial in the circuit court. A common strategy for saving money is to proceed pro se in the lower court.   

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https://kycourts.gov/resources/legalforms/Pages/LegalFormlibrary.aspx

       KKentucky- forms, but not much help

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Maryland has "centers" for family law- other options https://www.mdcourts.gov/family/familyselfhelp

     Appears you can get live help by visiting an office in most counties

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Massachussetts    https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-law-about-self-represented-litigants

     seems helpful with forms and limited advice

 

New York  Southern District http://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/prose?office

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North Carolina https://www.nced.uscourts.gov/prose/Default.aspx

 

Texas https://texaslawhelp.org/assisted-pro-se-services

 

Virginia  http://www.vaed.uscourts.gov/resources/Pro%20Se/documents/EDVACOMPLETEforProSeHandbook-11-1-17.pdf

 

 

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