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Court Decisions and Digests
  • Supreme Court Decisions and Orders
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  • Calendar for the Supreme Court, the High Court and Traditional Rights Court
  • Court Forms and Guides for Self Represented Litigants
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Rules of Admission and Practice
  • Rules for Admission to the Practice of Law and for the Practice of Law (2021)
  • Application Form for Admission to Practice as an Attorney or Trial Assistant
  • American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct
  • Order Appointing Members of the Standing Committee on Professional Conduct
  • Standing Order 2000-001, Substitution or Withdrawal of Counsel
  • General Order 2005-001, The Awarding of Reasonable Attorney’s Fees
  • 2022 Legal Aid Fund Order
Court Rules
  • Supreme Court Rules of Procedure (2018)
  • Appellate Rules of Procedure (for courts other than the Supreme Court) (1983)
  • Rules of Civil Procedure (2021)
  • Traditional Rights Court Rules of Procedure (2017)
  • Rules of Procedure for Change of Name Proceedings (2013)
  • Rules of Criminal Procedure (2021)
  • Juvenile Procedure (1985)
  • Cash Bail (2019)
  • Rules of Evidence
  • Schedule of Court Costs and Fees (2020)
Management Statements, Plans, and Reports
  • Values, Mission, and Vision Statements (2019)
  • Strategic Plans
  • Annual Reports
  • Court Performance Management Policies (2014)
  • Court Improvement Plan (2014)
  • Time Standards for Trial Courts (2023)
  • Continuance Policy for Trial Courts (2019)
  • Continuity of Operations Plan
  • Community Courts Reports and Indices
Constitution, Code, Regulations, and Treaties
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  • Marshall Islands Revised Code on the Nitijela (Parliament) site
  • Public Laws Pending Codification
  • Selected Regulations
  • Treaty List (August 2019)
  • Trust Territory Code, 1980, on the CNMI Law Revision Commission site
Customary Law and Language Resources
  • A. Kabua, Customary Titles and Inherent Rights
  • J. A. Tobin, Land Tenure in the Marshall Islands
  • A. Spoehr, Majuro, A Village in the Marshall Islands
  • K. Stege, R. Maetala, A. Naupa, J. Simo, and E. Huffer, Land and Women: The Matrilineal Factor
  • Marshallese Translation of English Legal Terms
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Court Forms and Guides for Self Represented Litigants

Below are forms for certain civil and criminal matters as of October 8, 2020. See the Disclaimer page. Marshallese translations coming soon.

Confirmation of Customary Adoption and Change of Name Forms

  • Petition for Confirmation of Customary Adoption and Granting Name Change

Change of Name Forms

  • Name Change Petition Form for an Adult
  • Name Change Decree Form for an Adult
  • Name Change Petition Form for a Minor
  • Name Change Decree Form for a Minor
  • Name Change Parental Consent Form for a Minor
  • Name Change Minor’s Consent Form

Fee and Cost Waiver Form

  • Fee and Cost Waiver Form

Legal Aid Form

  • Legal Aid Application Form

Domestic Violence Form

  • Motion and Affidavit for a Temporary Protection Order

Divorce Manual

  • Divorce Manual

Guardianship Forms for a Guardianship Over a Minor

  • Guardianship Petition Over the Person of a Minor
  • Guardianship Oath for Guardianship Over the Person of a Minor
  • Guardianship Oath for Guardianship Over the Person and Property of a Minor

Small Claims Court Forms

  • Summons and Complaint
  • Counterclaim Summons and Complaint
  • Judgment
  • Notice of Dismissal
  • Settlement
  • Motion for an Order in Aid of Judgment
  • Judgment Debtor Examination Order
  • Motion for a Show Cause Hearing
  • Order to Appear and Show Cause
  • Satisfaction of Judgment
  • Subpoena

High Court Criminal Case Forms

  • Plea Agreement Form
  • Jury Waiver Form

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