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The court proceeding can include claims beside a divorce order; typically people also ask for orders about the care of children, the payment of child support and spousal support, and the division of property and debt. However, you'll be in for a fight if you and your spouse don't agree about the orders the court should make. This discussion assumes that the only order anyone is asking for is a divorce order. | The court proceeding can include claims beside a divorce order; typically people also ask for orders about the care of children, the payment of child support and spousal support, and the division of property and debt. However, you'll be in for a fight if you and your spouse don't agree about the orders the court should make. This discussion assumes that the only order anyone is asking for is a divorce order. | ||
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==Begin the court proceeding== | ==Begin the court proceeding== | ||
You <span class="noglossary">will</span> need to file a Notice of Family Claim in Form F3, and attach Schedule 1. Schedule 1 gives the court the information it needs to make the divorce order. (A special Notice of Joint Family Claim in Form F1 is used when a couple is asking for the divorce together.) | You <span class="noglossary">will</span> need to file a Notice of Family Claim in Form F3, and attach Schedule 1. Schedule 1 gives the court the information it needs to make the divorce order. (A special Notice of Joint Family Claim in Form F1 is used when a couple is asking for the divorce together.) There is a $210 filing fee. | ||
You <span class="noglossary">will</span> be required to file an original copy of your marriage certificate with your Notice of Family Claim. This is the ugly brown document you got from the government, not the flowery thing you received from your officiant. | You <span class="noglossary">will</span> be required to file an original copy of your marriage certificate with your Notice of Family Claim. This is the ugly brown document you got from the government, not the flowery thing you received from your officiant. | ||