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==Documents==
==Documents==
You will need to bring a piece of government ID to your first meeting since the Law Society of British Columbia requires that lawyers ensure they properly identify who their clients are.


You will need to have your marriage certificate to start a court proceeding.  
You will need to have your marriage certificate to start a court proceeding.  
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''Provincial Court''
''Provincial Court''


*the Application to Obtain an Order or the Application to Change an Order,
*the Application About a Family Law Matter,
*the Reply,
*the Reply to an Application About a Family Law Matter (and any Reply to a Counter Application, also),
*any agreements,
*any agreements,
*any Financial Statements that may have been prepared,
*any Financial Statements that may have been prepared, and
*a copy of all orders made so far, and
*a copy of all orders made so far.
*if you're seeing the lawyer about an interim application, a copy of the Notice of Motion.


If you're in the midst of negotiations, you <span class="noglossary">will</span> want to bring:
If you're in the midst of negotiations, you <span class="noglossary">will</span> want to bring:
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{{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[Megan Elllis | Megan Ellis, QC]], June 11, 2019}}
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