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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. | 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. | ||
The requirement for 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. | |||
For a quick summary of what's involved in personal service, see [[How Do I Personally Serve Someone with Legal Documents?]] It's located in the section ''Starting an Action'' in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource | For a quick summary of what's involved in personal service, see [[How Do I Personally Serve Someone with Legal Documents?]] It's located in the section ''Starting an Action'' in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource | ||