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Responding to a Court Proceeding in a Family Matter (view source)
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Whether you're off to trial or a settlement can be reached, the steps until trial are usually these: | Whether you're off to trial or a settlement can be reached, the steps until trial are usually these: | ||
<blockquote>'''1. Exchange | <blockquote>'''1. Exchange Financial Statements.''' Financial Statements are required whenever the division of property or the payment of support is at issue. Financial Statements are prepared in Form 8. Financial Statements must be exchanged before the first judicial case conference, and updated statements will be required throughout the case and before trial. These are discussed in a more detail further on in this section.</blockquote> | ||
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<blockquote>'''2. Have a judicial case conference (JCC).''' A JCC is necessary before most interim applications can be brought. JCCs are informal, off-the-record meetings between the parties, their lawyers and a judge intended to talk about areas of agreement and disagreement, and set dates and deadlines for the remaining steps in the litigation. JCCs are discussed in more detail further on in this section.</blockquote> | <blockquote>'''2. Have a judicial case conference (JCC).''' A JCC is necessary before most interim applications can be brought. JCCs are informal, off-the-record meetings between the parties, their lawyers and a judge intended to talk about areas of agreement and disagreement, and set dates and deadlines for the remaining steps in the litigation. JCCs are discussed in more detail further on in this section.</blockquote> | ||