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==The Supreme Court== | ==The Supreme Court== | ||
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/ | 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/t/8mcr 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/ | Family law proceedings are governed by the [http://canlii.ca/t/8mcr 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 proceedings in Supreme Court are: | The primary rules about Notices of Family Claim and the management of proceedings in Supreme Court are: | ||
