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.

This document is used to provide your written consent to receive treatment at a residential or out-patient program recommended and arranged by the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) and to have information regarding your evaluation, treatment, and counseling reported back to the court.

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

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

This form was made obsolete 11/2019 - please see CC-DR-020 Rev. 11/2019.

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

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 apply for a Public Defender to represent you in a criminal or traffic case that carries a penalty of incarceration, and you cannot afford an attorney. You will need to provide information about your income, expenses, and assets.

Note: You must also complete, sign, and submit the DC-099A – Informed Consent Release Form.

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

Use this form in a domestic violence 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.

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

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 if requesting to expunge records based on an acquittal, nolle prosequi, or dismissal and it is earlier than three (3) years after the disposition to waive all officers, agents, and employees involved in your arrest, detention, or confinement.

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.

Note: MDJ-004GI must be accompanied by MDJ-010 (Confidentiality Notice)