Delaware Court Forms & Filing Guide

Delaware's courts each publish their own forms, and the Delaware Courts portal indexes them together with filing guidance for self-represented litigants.

The Justice of the Peace Court handles the smallest claims. The Court of Common Pleas covers mid-level civil matters, and the Superior Court is the general-jurisdiction trial court; equity matters go to the Court of Chancery.

Official Delaware court form and self-help resources

• Delaware Courts — forms
• Delaware Courts — help center
• Delaware Courts

Links verified working against the official Delaware sites in October 2026.

Where Delaware court forms are filed

Court forms belong to the court that will hear the matter, not to the filer's home county alone. In Delaware, start from the justice of the peace court handles the smallest claims, then take the completed forms to the clerk of court for that county — the clerk accepts filings, assigns the case number, and collects the filing fee or a fee-waiver application. Clerks can tell you which forms a case requires, though they cannot fill the forms out for you or say what to argue.

Common categories of Delaware court forms

Most Delaware filings fall into a handful of recurring categories:

• Small claims — simplified pleading, modest limits, and a hearing format designed for people without lawyers.
• Family and domestic relations — divorce, custody, child support and protective-order packets, usually the largest multi-form sets in the library.
• General civil — complaints, answers and motions for money damages or other relief beyond small-claims limits.
• Appeals — notices of appeal and the cover forms for moving a case to the appellate courts.

E-filing in Delaware courts

E-filing availability differs by court in Delaware; confirm with the prothonotary or clerk of the specific court before assuming electronic filing is accepted. Paper filing remains accepted in every court that has not made e-filing mandatory, so ask the clerk which route applies to your case type.

Before you rely on any form

Treat any form you download as versioned material: Delaware courts revise official packets, and a stale form can cost you a filing. Always pull a fresh copy from the official sources listed above, and check current fees and local requirements with the clerk of court. This page is general procedural information, not legal advice.