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 Personal service means physically handing the Notice of Family Claim to the respondent. The ''[[Divorce Act]]'' and Rule 6-3(2) of the [http://canlii.ca/en/bc/laws/regu/bc-reg-169-2009/latest/bc-reg-169-2009.html Supreme Court Family Rules] say that a claimant cannot serve a respondent him- or herself. You must either pay a process server to do it or enlist the help of a friend over the age of majority. Although this ought to go without saying, don't use one of your children to serve your ex.
-If you're not sure where you ex lives, see [[How Do I Find My Ex?]] It's located in the section ''Marriage, Separation & Divorce'' in the ''How Do I?'' part of JP Boyd on Family Law.
+If you're not sure where you ex lives, see [[How Do I Find My Ex?]] It's located in the section ''Marriage, Separation & Divorce'' in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource.
+If you won't be able to pay the court fees because you are flat broke, you can apply for indigent status. If you are granted indigent status the court fees will be waived. To find out more, see [[How Do I Apply for Indigent Status in the Supreme Court?]] It's located in the section ''Starting an Action'' in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource.
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