How e-filing works in LITEfile
LITEfile helps you prepare a filing and send its PDF documents to a supported court through the electronic filing service. Court choices, required details and fees differ by jurisdiction. Check the court's rules or get local help when you are unsure what to file.
Your filing journey
Starting a new case and filing into an existing case take different paths. An existing case needs court lookup and confirmation; court-owned details come from that record. Person details and case questions appear when needed, and editing from Review can return you to an earlier screen.
Prepare and check documents
Upload PDF, DOC or DOCX files up to 10 MB per file. LITEfile preserves the originals and prepares PDFs for court. Review each filing copy on Confirm information, including layout, signatures and form answers. Check changed copies again. You can opt out of AI reading and enter details manually.
If you need forms, use Find forms and instructions where guides are available, or your state's court/help resources. Checklists and search suggestions are non-blocking preparation aids; they do not decide legal eligibility or guarantee that all necessary forms are attached.
Organize, check people and review fees
Choose accurate court filing types and any required components. Mark a document confidential only as required by the applicable court rule or order; ask the court if unsure. Review your role, party association, other people and notice address. Court-owned existing-case records cannot be freely rewritten.
Fees and allowed card/bank options depend on the court. Include the required local form/order if requesting a waiver. Requesting a waiver does not establish approval. Changes affecting fees require a fresh quote before submission.
After submission
Keep the receipt and follow the live tracker while signed in. Sent/Received is not court acceptance; one submission may contain filings with different outcomes. Email channels depend on deployment configuration and can include separate Tyler notices. Court-sourced review estimates are guidance, not a decision-date promise. See tracking and support for missing or returned updates.
Follow the filing walkthrough for the current conditional paths.