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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. | 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. | ||
===Quick Tips: Starting an action in the Supreme Court=== | |||
The following tips are located in the section ''Starting an Action'' in the [[JP_Boyd_on_Family_Law_—_How_Do_I%3F|How Do I?]] part of this resource: | |||
* '''Can't pay your court fees''': If you can't 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?]] | |||
* '''Quick guide to personal service''': For a quick summary of what's involved in personal service, see [[How Do I Personally Serve Someone with Legal Documents?]] | |||
* '''Can't physically serve the respondent''': If it is impossible to physically hand the Notice of Family Claim to the respondent, you have to apply to the court to be allowed to use a substitute form of personal service. To find out what's involved, see [[How Do I Substitutionally Serve Someone with Legal Documents?]] | |||
* '''Not sure where your ex is''': If you're not sure where your ex lives, see [[How Do I Find My Ex?]] | |||
* '''Need to change something on the Notice of Family Claim''': To find out what happens when you want to change something, see [[How Do I Change Something in My Notice of Family Claim?]] | |||
* '''Want the court action to stop'''. To find out if you can stop a family law action in the Supreme Court once you've started it, see [[How Do I Stop a Family Law Action in the Supreme Court?]] | |||
===Preparing, filing and serving the notice of family claim=== | ===Preparing, filing and serving the notice of family claim=== | ||
