Title: NYC Fee Waivers Description: A QnA Markup to assist pro se litigants determine their eligibility for court fee waivers. Before:

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Answer the following questions to see if you qualify for appointment of counsel or a fee waiver.

NYC Fee Waivers

Q(name): Please enter your full name. X: Q(address): Please enter your full address. X: Q(1.1.1):GOTO:2 Q(2): Is your case a civil or criminal matter? A: Civil Q(2.1):GOTO:Swear A: Criminal Q(2.2):GOTO:Crim Q(name2): What is the full name of the other party in this case? X: Q(3.1):GOTO:Nature Q(Nature): What is your lawsuit about? Please provide enough details for the Judge to determine the merit. X: Q(4.1):GOTO:seek Q(seek): What type of fees are you looking to waive? A: waiving any and all statutory fees for the defense or prosecution of the action Q(5.1):GOTO:Public A: waiving the fee for the filing of a Notice of Appeal Q(5.2):GOTO:Public X: Q(5.3):GOTO:Public Q(Public): Do you receive Public Assistance from the Dept. of Social Services? A: I am a recipient of Public Assistance from the Department of Social Services of the City of New York. Q(6.1):GOTO:income A: I am not a recipient of Public Assistance from the Department of Social Services of the City of New York. Q(6.2):GOTO:income Q(Swear): Are you able to pay the costs, fees, or expenses necessary to prosecute, defend, or appeal this action? A: No, I am unable. Q(7.1):GOTO:name2 A: Yes, I am able. Q(7.2):GOTO:Great Q(income): Please enter your total annual income. X: Q(Civ1a): What is the source of that income? X: Q(8.1.1):GOTO:Prop1 A: I have no sources of income. Q(8.2):GOTO:Prop1 Q(Prop1): Do you own any property? A: Yes Q(9.1): What type of property is it? X: Q(9.1.1): What is the value of that property? X: Q(9.1.1.1):GOTO:10 A: No Q(9.2):GOTO:10 Q(10):Is there another person that would benefit from the recovery you're seeking? A: There is another person who is beneficially interested in the recovery sought. Q(10.1): Is that person able to pay for the costs of continuing this action? A: Someone is beneficially interested in the recover sought and they are able to assist in paying the costs for continuing this action. Q(10.1.1):GOTO:Great A: Someone is beneficially interested in the recover sought and they are unable to assist in paying the costs for continuing this action. Q(10.1.2):GOTO:previous A: No other person is beneficially interested in the recovery sought. Q(10.2):GOTO:previous Q(previous):Have you filed a fee waiver for this or similar relief? A:I have not made a pervious application for this or similar relief. Q(11.1):GOTO:Done A:I have made previous applications for this or similar relief. Q(11.2):Please explain why you are making this further application. X: Q(11.2.1):GOTO:Done Q(Crim): What is the name of the facility in which you are currently confined? X: Q(12.1): What is the mailing address of that facility? X: Q(12.1.1): Were you confined in another facility within the last 6 months? A: Yes Q(Crim2): What is the name of that previous facility? X: Q(Crim2a):What is the mailing address of that previous facility? X: Q(12.1.1.1.1.1):GOTO:income A: No Q(12.1.1.2):GOTO:income Q(Done): You're done! A[javascript:submit2('http://colarusso.pythonanywhere.com/','GET','','','','json_doc','_blank')]: Click here to get a summary of the information you've provided! Q(Great): You are not eligible for a fee waiver.