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How this site works
- Free. No paywalls, no sign-ups, no lead forms selling your information to lawyers.
- Nothing stored on our server. The tools run in your browser, and they save on your device only if you say yes. We don't use cookies, analytics or trackers. See Privacy.
- Sources for everything. Every rule, deadline and court policy links to the statute, rule, court page or decision it comes from.
- Honest about limits. We say when something is unconfirmed, when rules vary by court, and when you should get a lawyer.
How we check facts
County-to-court assignments come from 28 U.S.C. chapter 5, read from two official sources and checked so every U.S. county maps to exactly one court. Deadlines come from the statutes and rules themselves. State limitation periods were checked against each state's statute and at least one court decision. Court-specific rules come from each court's own website. Everything was last reviewed September 24, 2026.
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Court Yourself explains how the process generally works: which forms exist, what the rules say, how deadlines are counted. It doesn't evaluate your facts, recommend claims or defendants, or review your papers. The tools do lookups and arithmetic, and the packet builder puts your own words into the official U.S. Courts forms. You make every choice.
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Court Yourself is published by Scout Theory LLC. Contact: hello@courtyourself.com.