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Revision as of 18:33, 25 March 2013
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'''Step Two''' | '''Step Two''' | ||
<blockquote>Go to your local registry of the British Columbia Supreme Court. Bring all the documents listed in Step One and the original of your government-issued Marriage Certificate. Fill out the Registration of Divorce Proceeding form which will be available at the family and divorce counter. File all of these materials (except the unexecuted Affidavit) and pay the $290 | <blockquote>Go to your local registry of the British Columbia Supreme Court. Bring all the documents listed in Step One and the original of your government-issued Marriage Certificate. Fill out the Registration of Divorce Proceeding form which will be available at the family and divorce counter. File all of these materials (except the unexecuted Affidavit) and pay the $290 court fee. The court will stamp the action number and the court seal on all copies of your Joint Notice of Family Claim, keep the original, and give you back the two duplicates. Your Marriage Certificate will go into the court file.</blockquote> | ||
'''Step Three''' | '''Step Three''' | ||
<blockquote>While you're at the registry counter, execute the remaining Affidavit in support of the application for divorce, and pay the $40 | <blockquote>While you're at the registry counter, execute the remaining Affidavit in support of the application for divorce, and pay the $40 court fee.</blockquote> | ||
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'''Step Seven''' | '''Step Seven''' | ||
<blockquote>Prepare your Certificate of Divorce and file it in the court registry, together with a Requisition asking the registry to complete the Certificate. Pay the $40 | <blockquote>Prepare your Certificate of Divorce and file it in the court registry, together with a Requisition asking the registry to complete the Certificate. Pay the $40 court fee, and grab a chair. The registry will normally complete your Certificate of Divorce while you wait.</blockquote> | ||
With the exception of the special forms of Notice of Family Claim, all of the forms used in the joint process are the same as the sole process, except that the parties aren't called Claimant and Respondent, they're called Claimant 1 and Claimant 2. | With the exception of the special forms of Notice of Family Claim, all of the forms used in the joint process are the same as the sole process, except that the parties aren't called Claimant and Respondent, they're called Claimant 1 and Claimant 2. | ||