Court & Hearings
Worried about doing this on your own? You may be able to get free legal help.
This Easy Form helps you ask the court to waive or reduce filing fees. Based on your income, expenses, and the value of your belongings, you may be able to file court papers for free or at a reduced cost.
The Easy Form does not e-file your forms. You can download the forms and e-filing instructions at the end of the program.
Fee waiver forms are also available in other languages on the Illinois Courts website. Courts only accept English language forms. If you need help with court forms, contact Illinois Court Help at 833-411-1121.
Learn more about filing court papers for free or at a reduced cost.This program will help you make your court forms. It will ask questions for you to answer. At the end of the program, you will get completed court forms and instructions. You can save and print them, or the program can email them to you.
Form completion time: 10 minutes to 15 minutes
You will be able to save your work in the middle of the program.
The interview and forms are in English.
Can I use this program?
To use this program, you must be unable to pay the court fees in your case.
What do I need first?
To use this program, you will need to know:
- The public benefits that you get,
- Your income in the past month,
- Your income over the past 12 months,
- Your monthly expenses, and
- The value of your belongings.
If you are filling out this form on behalf of a minor or incompetent adult, you will need that person's information.
You will also need to know information about the court case for which you are requesting a fee waiver. You can find this information on other court papers you have about this case.
What documents will this create?
This program prepares the following forms. The forms you get will depend on your answers.
- How to Request a Fee Waiver
- Application for Waiver of Court Fees
- Winnebago County Supplement Form
- Order on Application for Waiver of Court Fees
Please note your fee waiver does not need to be filed in-person, but can be e-filed, mailed, or filed through other means allowed by your local court.
Worried about doing this on your own? You may be able to get free legal help.
