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Starting a court proceeding in the Provincial Court is fairly straightforward. Essentially, you have to fill out a document called an Application to Obtain an Order and file it in the registry of the court closest to you. In some cases, you will fill out a document called an Application to Change or Cancel an Order in Form 2 where there is already a court order or separation agreement in place.
Starting a court proceeding in the Provincial Court is fairly straightforward.  
 
''Note that the Victoria registry has a unique court process as of 2019. Read the [[Victoria Early Resolution and Case Management Model]] section in the chapter [[Resolving Family Law Problems in Court]].''
 
Essentially, you have to fill out a document called an Application to Obtain an Order and file it in the registry of the court closest to you. In some cases, you will fill out a document called an Application to Change or Cancel an Order in Form 2 where there is already a court order or separation agreement in place.


There are no filing fees, and the court will tell you how to go about serving the other side.
There are no filing fees, and the court will tell you how to go about serving the other side.

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