Use these official sources to find dockets, court forms, local filing information, driving records, support tools, and state-agency applications. External links can change, and court or agency deadlines may apply. Confirm current requirements with the court or agency. These resources are general information, not legal advice. For published caseload figures, see our Northampton County court statistics page.
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Local court and procedure guides
Family Court Procedure
Custody filing and conciliation, COPE, judicial settlement, divorce hearing officers, support deadlines, and PFA timing.
Read the family-court guide →Support Conferences, Interim Orders, and “De Novo” Hearings
See what happens after a support conference, when a 20-day deadline applies, and why Northampton and Lehigh County use different next steps.
Read the guidePennsylvania DUI Penalties Chart
Minimum jail, fines, grading and license suspensions for each DUI tier and prior offense, updated for Act 36 of 2026.
Read the chartDomestic Relations in Northampton and Lehigh County
How the Domestic Relations Section handles support: filing, conferences, payments through PA SCDU, reporting changes and enforcement.
Read the guideMonroe County Courts: Filing, Custody, Criminal, and PFA Routes
Navigate CourtPro e-filing, custody pretrial papers, criminal continuances, Treatment Court, PFA intake, and Sheriff procedures.
Read the guideWhich County Handles a Bethlehem Case?
Bethlehem spans Northampton and Lehigh Counties. Learn how to identify the court currently shown on papers, verify a physical location, and understand why venue remains case-specific.
Read the guideWhat Actually Happens in a Northampton County Criminal Case
Understand preliminary-hearing venue, the county's current DUI ARD timing instructions, Pretrial Services, bench-warrant hearings, and treatment-court options.
Read the guideNorthampton County Civil Procedure: E-Filing, Arbitration, and Sheriff Service
Understand optional CountySuite e-filing, the county's compulsory-arbitration track, arbitration appeals, and the Sheriff's service-request workflow.
Read the guideLehigh County Courts: E-Filing, Motions, Arbitration, and PFA Routes
Learn the county's filing systems, original-service distinction, motion procedure, arbitration track, MDJ appeals, and PFA intake routes.
Read the guideLehigh County Criminal Procedure: Bail, ARD, and Recovery Court
Learn how percentage cash bail, preliminary-hearing continuances, the combined arraignment and status conference, DUI Central Court, ARD processing, and Recovery Court work in Lehigh County.
Read the guideLehigh County Family Court: Custody, Divorce, and Support Procedure
Learn the county’s custody-conference and COPE route, Divorce Hearing Officer process, and Domestic Relations support-conference workflow.
Read the guideLTCF, PICS Denials, and Firearm Return in Lehigh and Northampton Counties
Compare county LTCF intake, Pennsylvania’s 30-day PICS challenge, and the statutory process for firearm return after a PFA.
Read the guideHow a PFA Affects Custody, Criminal Cases, and Firearm Rights
A Pennsylvania PFA can affect custody, criminal exposure, and firearm rights at the same time.
Read the guideFind a case or court record
Pennsylvania UJS Case Search
Search public Pennsylvania appellate, Common Pleas, and Magisterial District Court docket information.
Open resource Official external siteNorthampton County civil records
Search Northampton County civil dockets through the county’s official records system.
Open resource Official external siteLehigh County Odyssey Public Access
Search Lehigh County court records made available through the county’s official portal.
Open resource Official external siteMonroe County CourtPro Viewer
Use the Prothonotary's CourtPro Viewer to look up Monroe County civil and family dockets (registration may be required).
Open resource Official external sitePennsylvania appellate opinions
Find published and unpublished opinions from Pennsylvania appellate courts.
Open resource Official external sitePAePay
Pay eligible Pennsylvania court fines, costs, restitution, and certain bail payments.
Open resourceCourt forms and filing information
Statewide public court forms
Official forms and self-help materials published by the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania.
Open resource Official external siteNorthampton County court forms
Forms published by the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas.
Open resource Official external siteLehigh County Family Court
Official Lehigh County Family Court information and available forms.
Open resource Official external siteMonroe County court forms
Official forms from Monroe County Court Administration.
Open resourcePennsylvania law and sentencing
Pennsylvania consolidated statutes
Search the current consolidated statutes published by the General Assembly.
Open resource Official external sitePennsylvania Code and Bulletin
Find Pennsylvania regulations, professional rules, and court procedural rules.
Open resource Official external siteCurrent sentencing guidelines
Access the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing’s current guidelines and supporting materials.
Open resource Official external siteSentencing guidelines compendium
Review the Commission’s current guideline tables and reference documents.
Open resourceFamily court and safety
Custody proceedings and forms
Pennsylvania court information for people involved in child-custody proceedings.
Open resource Official external siteDivorce proceedings and forms
Pennsylvania court information and forms for divorce proceedings.
Open resource Official external sitePennsylvania Child Support
Apply for support services and use Pennsylvania’s official support tools.
Open resource Official external siteProtection orders
Official Pennsylvania court information about Protection From Abuse and related orders.
Open resource Official external siteDomestic-violence support
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services information for finding confidential support.
Open resource Official external siteVictim services
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency victim-services information.
Open resourceRecords, licenses, firearms, and clemency
PATCH criminal-history records
Pennsylvania State Police information and access to criminal-history record checks.
Open resource Official external sitePennDOT online services
Official driver and vehicle online services.
Open resource Official external siteDriver-license restoration letter
Request PennDOT’s current list of requirements for restoring a driver’s license.
Open resource Official external sitePICS challenge
Submit a challenge to a Pennsylvania firearm-background-check decision.
Open resource Official external siteClemency application
Official Pennsylvania Board of Pardons application information.
Open resource Official external siteInmate and parolee locator
Locate a person in Pennsylvania Department of Corrections custody or supervision.
Open resourceBenefits and estate records
Unemployment-compensation appeals
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry appeal instructions and resources.
Open resource Official external siteNorthampton County Register of Wills
Official Northampton County estate and Orphans’ Court information.
Open resource Official external siteLehigh County Register of Wills
Official Lehigh County estate-record and filing information.
Open resource Official external siteMonroe County Register of Wills
Official Monroe County estate and marriage-license information.
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