Difference between revisions of "How Do I File an Agreement in Court?"

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If there is no existing court action, it's up to you to decide where you'd like to file your agreement. Since FMEP <span class="noglossary">will</span> enforce an agreement whether it's filed in the Provincial Court or the Supreme Court, it's usually easiest just to go to the courthouse nearest you.
If there is no existing court action, it's up to you to decide where you'd like to file your agreement. Since FMEP <span class="noglossary">will</span> enforce an agreement whether it's filed in the Provincial Court or the Supreme Court, it's usually easiest just to go to the courthouse nearest you.


All you need to take to the courthouse is one original copy of the agreement. The court staff <span class="noglossary">will</span> open a court file for the agreement and help you with any paperwork.
All you need to take to the courthouse is one original copy of the agreement (usually both parties will have their own original copy of the agreement with signatures in ink). The court staff <span class="noglossary">will</span> open a court file for the agreement and help you with any paperwork.


==Finding out if your agreement has been filed==
==Finding out if your agreement has been filed==