Not legal advice. Prose LifePath is a structured process guide for self-represented litigants in family court, not a law firm.
Self-represented in family court

No lawyer. No guesswork.
Know exactly what to file next.

Prose turns your family court case into ordered steps, the right form, the real deadline, one timeline that holds it all. Structure, never legal advice.

This is for you if…

“I filed a complaint three weeks ago. Now I have no idea what to do next, or when.”

You're representing yourself in family court
You need to know which form to file and when
You want one place that holds every filing, response, and deadline
Where Prose works

Seven states, each on its own procedure.

Family court procedure is not portable. A Pennsylvania custody complaint and an Illinois parenting plan are different filings on different clocks, so Prose keeps a separate set of forms, deadlines and court listings for every state it covers. You will never be shown another state’s procedure.

New JerseyNJ
21 counties · Superior Court, Family Part
Non-dissolution (FD), divorce (FM), domestic violence (FV)
PennsylvaniaPA
67 counties · Courts of Common Pleas
Custody, divorce, support, Protection From Abuse
IllinoisIL
102 counties · 24 circuits plus Cook County
Allocation of parental responsibilities, dissolution, support, orders of protection
CaliforniaCA
58 counties · Superior Courts
Parentage, divorce, domestic violence restraining orders
MassachusettsMA
14 counties · Probate and Family Court
Parentage, divorce, abuse prevention
UtahUT
29 counties · 8 judicial districts
Parentage, divorce, protective orders
ArizonaAZ
15 counties · Superior Courts
Paternity, dissolution, child support, protective orders

Not in one of these states yet? Prose still keeps your timeline, filings and deadlines, it just won’t name your state’s forms until we cover it.

Scope

What Prose does and doesn’t do.

We’re deliberate about scope. Structured guidance, never advice. Procedural organization, never strategy. Here’s the line:

What Prose does

  • Walks you through family court filings stage by stage
  • Keeps a timestamped case timeline, filings, responses, orders, hearings
  • Finds the right form for your state, with a direct link to the court’s current PDF
  • Tracks every deadline with calendar reminders
  • County and court lookup across all seven supported states

What it doesn’t do

  • ×Give legal advice
  • ×Predict how a judge will rule
  • ×Recommend strategy
  • ×Represent you in court
  • ×Store your sealed documents (metadata only)
Six tools, one timeline

Everything a first-time self-rep needs.

Forms library

Your state's official family court forms in one place, with plain-language descriptions and direct links to the judiciary's current PDFs.

Deadline tracker

Auto-calculated response windows, service rules, and case-management dates from your filing history.

Stage-by-stage flow

From the first filing through the final order, in your state's own procedure. Always know where you are and what's next.

Workflow guides

Step-by-step checklists for service, response, financial disclosures, and the case-management conference.

Court lookup

Every county and judicial circuit across the four states we cover, 248 in all, with the court that hears your case.

Binder export

One-click PDF binder of every filing, response, and timeline entry, for hearings, mediators, or a future attorney.

How it works

Three steps, every time.

The same pattern as every LifePath product. Recognize, follow, prepare, adapted to filing on your own in family court.

01Step 01

Recognize where you are

Answer a few questions about your situation and we map you to the filing stage that fits, intake, initial filing, service, response, or hearing prep.

02Step 02

Follow the procedural steps

Each stage breaks the next move into clear steps with the exact forms, deadlines, and filing location for your county or circuit.

03Step 03

Arrive prepared

Generate a binder of every filing and timeline entry before each hearing. Walk in organized, not overwhelmed.

LifePathProse

From notice to prepared, one step at a time.

A fictional example: Jordan, representing themselves in family court.

A woman reviews paperwork at a table in a bright home office.
Scene 1 · The notice

You received court papers. Now what?

Dense legal language reduces to three plain questions.

What happened?
What stage are you in?
What needs attention first?
Scene 1 of 5
Built with boundaries

A guide, not a decision-maker.

Not legal advice
Every output carries a clear disclaimer. Every estimate is labeled as an estimate.
Plain language
If a legal term appears, a plain-language explanation follows immediately.
For first-timers
Every step assumes you are encountering this process for the first time.
AI transparency
Prose uses AI for identified drafting and analysis features. AI output may be incomplete or incorrect and should always be reviewed before use.
Pricing

All three LifePath products. $199 a year. Cancel any time.

Prose LifePath
$199/ year for Care, School, and Prose
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One annual membership for Care, School, and Prose LifePath. Full Prose access, unlimited cases, and your binder export stays yours.

Unlimited case management
Deadline tracking & estimates
AI document drafting tools
5 family court workflow guides
Court forms library
Binder PDF exports
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Full access to Prose LifePath for 14 days. You decide afterward.

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