In Forma Pauperis

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(in form-ah paw-purr-iss) or Latin for “in the form of a pauper,” referring to a party to a lawsuit who gets filing fees waived by filing a declaration of lack of funds (has no money to pay). these declarations are most often found in divorces by young marrieds or poor defendants who have been sued.

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