Court Forms

Court forms provided on this website are free to download, and are provided as PDF documents. To view PDF documents, you will need the free Adobe Reader. Paper forms can be obtained from any clerk's office. Many paper forms are free. There is a $5 charge for some forms, such as a Summons, that require the clerk's signature and court seal. Search the court forms database by clicking the button below. If you cannot locate a form contact webmaster@courts.maine.gov.

Important note: Court forms are revised by the Judicial Branch from time to time. The most up-to-date versions of forms are linked on this page. If a court form is required by Rule, Order, or Statute and an outdated version is submitted, it will not be docketed and will be returned as incomplete. To avoid incomplete filings, use the most current version of the court form.

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Form Packets

The following packets of forms have been assembled for convenience.

Protection from Abuse & Harassment

For Email Filing: Forms to file a Protection from Abuse (PDF)
For Email Filing: Forms to file a Protection from Harassment (PDF)
For Email Filing: Forms to file a Motion to Extend Order for Protection (PDF)

For use when filing at IN PERSON at the courthouse:

For Paper Filing: Forms to file a Protection from Abuse (PDF)
For Paper Filing: Forms to file Protection from Harassment (PDF)
For Paper Filing: Forms to file a Motion to Extend Order for Protection (PDF)

Family Matters

Forms to file a Complaint for Divorce with Children (PDF) (NOT included: FM-038 Family Matter Summons and Preliminary Injunction; this form must be obtained from a clerk's office for a $5.00 fee)
Forms to file a Complaint for Divorce without Children (PDF) (NOT included: FM-038 Family Matter Summons and Preliminary Injunction; this form must be obtained from a clerk's office for a $5.00 fee)
Forms to file a Complaint for Parentage, Parental Rights & Responsibilities & Child Support (PDF) (NOT included: FM-038 Family Matter Summons and Preliminary Injunction; this form must be obtained from a clerk's office for a $5.00 fee)
Forms to file a Motion to Modify (PDF)
Forms to file a Motion to Enforce (PDF)
Forms to file a Motion for Contempt (PDF) (NOT included: CV-037 Subpoena for Hearing on Motion for Contempt; this form must be obtained from a clerk's office for a $5.00 fee, or issued and signed by an attorney.)

FED and Recovery of Personal Property

Forms to file a Residential FED (PDF) (NOT included: CV-034 Forcible Entry and Detainer Summons; must be obtained from a clerk's office for a $5.00 fee)
Forms to file a Recovery of Personal Property case under the Phased Management Plan (PMP) (PDF) (NOT included: CV-184 Recovery of Personal Property Summons; must be obtained from a clerk's office for a $5.00 fee)

Subpoenas

Maine attorneys can submit a request to subpoena.request@courts.maine.gov to be sent blank fillable versions of the following forms via email:

Subpoena for Production of Documentary Evidence or Tangible Objects by a Nonparty (CR-213)
Subpoena for Attendance of Witness (CR-072)
Witness Subpoena for Trial/Hearing/Deposition/Inspection (CV-035)

Self-represented parties must purchase subpoenas from any clerk's office for a $5 fee (see M.R. Civ. P. 45, M.R.U. Crim. P. 17, and M.R.U. Crim. P. 17A). Find the court nearest you.

Other Forms

ADA: Accommodation Request Form
ADA: Grievance Form for Disability Request
Attorney and Vendor Forms
Best Practices for Submitting an Abstract of Divorce Decree (FM-171) for Clerk Certification (FM-261)
FDP Complaint Form
FDP: Description of words used in the FDP Mediator's Report
FDP Exit Survey
Guardian ad Litem Roster Application
Interpreter Request Form
Record Search
Translated Court Forms

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