Court Forms API

Browse and retrieve court forms from the CaseHug jurisdiction library. Forms are organized by state, court type, and practice area. Fillable forms include field schemas for pre-population.

GET/api/v1/court-forms

List all available court forms. Supports filtering by state, practice area, and court type.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
state	string	Filter by US state code (e.g., SC, NC, GA, FL)
practice_area	string	Filter by practice area (family_law, personal_injury, immigration, estate_planning)
court_type	string	Filter by court type (family, civil, probate, criminal)
fillable	boolean	Filter to fillable forms only
page	number	Page number (default: 1)
per_page	number	Results per page (default: 20, max: 100)

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "form_01HABC",
      "name": "Financial Declaration",
      "form_number": "SC-FD-001",
      "state": "SC",
      "court_type": "family",
      "practice_area": "family_law",
      "description": "Required financial disclosure for divorce proceedings in South Carolina.",
      "fillable": true,
      "url": "https://storage.calmintake.com/court-forms/SC-FD-001.pdf",
      "effective_date": "2023-01-01",
      "created_at": "2024-01-10T00:00:00.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "pagination": { "page": 1, "per_page": 20, "total": 142 }
}

GET/api/v1/court-forms/:formId

Retrieve a single court form by ID, including field schema for fillable forms.

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Unique form ID
name	string	Human-readable form name
form_number	string	Official form number (e.g., SC-FD-001)
state	string	US state code
court_type	string	Court category
practice_area	string	Associated practice area
fillable	boolean	Whether the form has interactive fields
url	string	Direct URL to the PDF
fields	array \| null	Field schema for fillable forms (name, label, type, required)
effective_date	string	Date the form became current
supersedes	string \| null	ID of the form this replaces, if applicable

Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "form_01HABC",
    "name": "Financial Declaration",
    "form_number": "SC-FD-001",
    "state": "SC",
    "court_type": "family",
    "practice_area": "family_law",
    "description": "Required financial disclosure for divorce proceedings in South Carolina.",
    "instructions": "Complete all sections. Attach supporting schedules as exhibits.",
    "fillable": true,
    "url": "https://storage.calmintake.com/court-forms/SC-FD-001.pdf",
    "fields": [
      { "name": "petitioner_name", "label": "Petitioner Name", "type": "text", "required": true },
      { "name": "filing_date", "label": "Filing Date", "type": "date", "required": true }
    ],
    "effective_date": "2023-01-01",
    "supersedes": null
  }
}