Setting Up Courts

Courts are included in jurisdictions, which are a system or territory of law courts. Follow these steps to set up courts to make them available to use with fillable forms.

1. Quickstart Exercise: Filling Your First Fillable FormClick the Settings button on the Forms Library toolbar. The Forms Setup and Default Values window appears.

2. Click Court Setup. The Valid Court Entries window appears.
   
   

3. To add a court to the list, click Populate. The Tag all Courts to add from the Abacus master list window appears. Check the courts you want to have in your list and click Done.
   
   

4. The Valid Court Entries window reappears now listing the courts you selected. It is best to use the court definitions supplied by Abacus to stay consistent with supplied fillable forms. But you have the power to do any of the following:

   1. To add a court click Add. The Court Properties window appears. Enter the information for the court and click Done.
      
      

   2. To edit a court, highlight the court and click Edit. The Court Properties window appears. Edit the information as necessary and click Done.

   3. To delete a court, highlight the court and click Delete. A window appears asking you if you are sure you want to delete the court. Click Yes.

   4. To print court information, highlight the court and click Print.

   5. To import courts from existing Where codes into the list, click Import. The Valid WHERE Entries window appears. Check the courts you want to add and click Add. This feature is for users who are updating from earlier versions of Abacus.

5. Click Done to save your changes and close the Valid Court Entries window.