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The Notice of Family Claim sets out the basic information about who you are, who the other side is, and describes the sorts of claims you are making. Additional schedules are attached to your Notice of Family Claim depending on the orders you are asking for which <span class="noglossary">will</span> require you to provide more detailed information about your marriage, your children, your property and debts, and so forth. | The Notice of Family Claim sets out the basic information about who you are, who the other side is, and describes the sorts of claims you are making. Additional schedules are attached to your Notice of Family Claim depending on the orders you are asking for which <span class="noglossary">will</span> require you to provide more detailed information about your marriage, your children, your property and debts, and so forth. | ||
==Other forms you might need== | [[Link title]]==Other forms you might need== | ||
If you are married and you are asking that the court make an order for your divorce, you must file the original copy of your marriage certificate. (This is the government document, not the certificate you received from the person who married you.) If your claim involves the family home or other property, you may also want to prepare a certificate of pending litigation (called a CPL). (More information about CPLs is available in the section on | If you are married and you are asking that the court make an order for your divorce, you must file the original copy of your marriage certificate. (This is the government document, not the certificate you received from the person who married you.) If your claim involves the family home or other property, you may also want to prepare a certificate of pending litigation (called a CPL). (More information about CPLs is available in the section on Certificates of pending litigation under the Land Title Act in the chapter [[Protecting Property & Debt in Family Law Matters]].) | ||
If your claim involves support, property or debt, you'll also wind up filling out a Financial Statement in Form F8. This isn't due until later on in the court proceeding but you can get started now. | If your claim involves support, property or debt, you'll also wind up filling out a Financial Statement in Form F8. This isn't due until later on in the court proceeding but you can get started now. | ||
If your claim involves guardianship of a child and you are not already a guardian, you'll need to fill out a special affidavit in Form F101. You don't have to file this form right away when you're starting a court proceeding, but the form can take some time to fill out and you <span class="noglossary">will</span> need to order records checks from the police and the Ministry of Children and Family Development. You might as well get on this now. | If your claim involves guardianship of a child and you are not already a guardian, you'll need to fill out a special affidavit in Form F101. You don't have to file this form right away when you're starting a court proceeding, but the form can take some time to fill out and you <span class="noglossary">will</span> need to order records checks from the police and the Ministry of Children and Family Development. You might as well get on this now. | ||
==More information== | |||
You can find more information about starting a family law actoin in Supreme Court in the chapter Resolving Problems in Court. | |||
==Filing your materials== | ==Filing your materials== | ||