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To start a proceeding in the Supreme Court, the main document you will have to prepare is a Notice of Family Claim in Form F3, a special form prescribed by the [http://canlii.ca/en/bc/laws/regu/bc-reg-169-2009/latest/bc-reg-169-2009.html Supreme Court Family Rules]. (This document is one of the basic legal documents in a court proceeding known as pleadings.) This is the document that says who you are suing and the orders you want to the court to make. | To start a proceeding in the Supreme Court, the main document you will have to prepare is a Notice of Family Claim in Form F3, a special form prescribed by the [http://canlii.ca/en/bc/laws/regu/bc-reg-169-2009/latest/bc-reg-169-2009.html Supreme Court Family Rules]. (This document is one of the basic legal documents in a court proceeding known as pleadings.) This is the document that says who you are suing and the orders you want to the court to make. | ||
Family law proceedings are governed by the [http://canlii.ca/en/bc/laws/regu/bc-reg-169-2009/latest/bc-reg-169-2009.html Supreme Court Family Rules]. It's important that you have a working knowledge of the rules about how court proceedings are started; as your proceeding progresses, you'll also need to learn the rules about judicial case conferences, disclosure, interim applications, and trials | Family law proceedings are governed by the [http://canlii.ca/en/bc/laws/regu/bc-reg-169-2009/latest/bc-reg-169-2009.html Supreme Court Family Rules]. It's important that you have a working knowledge of the rules about how court proceedings are started; as your proceeding progresses, you'll also need to learn the rules about judicial case conferences, disclosure, interim applications, and trials. | ||
The primary rules about Notices of Family Claim and the management of court proceedings are: | The primary rules about Notices of Family Claim and the management of court proceedings are: | ||
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*Rule 15-2.1: guardianship orders | *Rule 15-2.1: guardianship orders | ||
Links to and examples of court forms | Links to and examples of the Notice of Family Claim and other court forms can be found in [[Supreme Court Forms (Family Law)|Supreme Court Forms & Examples]]. For a quick introduction to how to start a proceeding, see [[How Do I Start a Family Law Action in the Supreme Court?]] It's located in the section ''Starting an Action'' in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource. | ||
===Preparing, filing and serving the notice of family claim=== | ===Preparing, filing and serving the notice of family claim=== | ||
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====Tips about starting an action in Supreme Court==== | ====Tips about starting an action in Supreme Court==== | ||
The following tips are located in the section ''Starting an Action'' in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource: | The following tips are located in the section ''Starting an Action'' in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource: | ||
