Court Assistance Office Home Page

The Court Assistance Office (CAO) is a clearinghouse to access legal services and other resources for those involved in family law cases and certain other civil (non-criminal) court matters. Pamphlets covering a variety of civil proceedings are on display in our lobby.

The Court Assistance Office is on the first floor, Room #1158, in the Ada County Courthouse and Administration building located at 200 West Front Street. The phone number is (208) 287-6963.

If you have questions about filling out the forms call 287-6944.  We can can also review your forms before you file them with the court at our office.  The Court Assistance Office is opened from 8am to 4pm.

To EMAIL the Court Assistance Office click here.

To look up any case filed in Idaho click here.   This website is available to the public to provide information on the status of trial court cases in the state of Idaho. Electronic records are available from 1995 forward, although some information for older cases may be available. As of May 27, 2008 case information is available for examination from all 44 Idaho Counties.
 

Use the links on the left to get to different pages of this site. Most of the forms are interactive. This means that you can enter your information on your computer and print the form without downloading. On interactive forms, just click your pointer in a space and then use the tab key to navigate through the required fields.

The forms on this web site are for use in Ada county and may be different from forms used in other counties in Idaho. If you need forms to file in another county in Idaho you may find them at the Idaho Supreme Court, Court Assistance Office Project website.

All Court Assistance Office instructions, links to resources and pamphlets can be found under Information.

Fee Waiver, Small Claims, and Civil forms can be found under Miscellaneous Forms.

If your case is contested and ends up going to court, please check your local library for the book Representing Yourself in Court by Bergman, Bergman, and Barrett for helpful information and tools on courtroom conduct.

An on line application for a Domestic Violence Protection Order is available for people who are victims of domestic violence as described in Idaho Code section 39-6300 et seq.

Please Note: Files formatted in Portable Document Format (PDF) require the Adobe Acrobat Reader to access. You can download the free reader directly from Adobe. 

Acrobat and the Acrobat logo are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

Court Assistance Office Home Page

The Court Assistance Office (CAO) is a clearinghouse to access legal services and other resources for those involved in family law cases and certain other civil (non-criminal) court matters. Pamphlets covering a variety of civil proceedings are on display in our lobby.

The Court Assistance Office is on the first floor, Room #1158, in the Ada County Courthouse and Administration building located at 200 West Front Street. The phone number is (208) 287-6963.

If you have questions about filling out the forms call 287-6944.  We can can also review your forms before you file them with the court at our office.  The Court Assistance Office is opened from 8am to 4pm.

To EMAIL the Court Assistance Office click here.

To look up any case filed in Idaho click here.   This website is available to the public to provide information on the status of trial court cases in the state of Idaho. Electronic records are available from 1995 forward, although some information for older cases may be available. As of May 27, 2008 case information is available for examination from all 44 Idaho Counties.
 

Use the links on the left to get to different pages of this site. Most of the forms are interactive. This means that you can enter your information on your computer and print the form without downloading. On interactive forms, just click your pointer in a space and then use the tab key to navigate through the required fields.

The forms on this web site are for use in Ada county and may be different from forms used in other counties in Idaho. If you need forms to file in another county in Idaho you may find them at the Idaho Supreme Court, Court Assistance Office Project website.

All Court Assistance Office instructions, links to resources and pamphlets can be found under Information.

Fee Waiver, Small Claims, and Civil forms can be found under Miscellaneous Forms.

If your case is contested and ends up going to court, please check your local library for the book Representing Yourself in Court by Bergman, Bergman, and Barrett for helpful information and tools on courtroom conduct.

An on line application for a Domestic Violence Protection Order is available for people who are victims of domestic violence as described in Idaho Code section 39-6300 et seq.

Please Note: Files formatted in Portable Document Format (PDF) require the Adobe Acrobat Reader to access. You can download the free reader directly from Adobe. 

Acrobat and the Acrobat logo are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.