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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- 4: Notice of Change in Representation
- 6: Acknowledgment of Service
- 8: Application (General)
- 10: Answer
- 12: Notice of Withdrawal
- 13: Financial Statement (Support Claims)
- 14: Notice of Motion
- 15: Motion to Change
- 17: Conference Notice
- 17A: Case Conference Brief – General
- 17B: Case Conference Brief for Protection Application or Status Review
- 17C: Settlement Conference Brief – General
- 17D: Settlement conference brief for protection application or status review
- 17E: Trial Management Conference Brief
- 17F: Confirmation of Conference
- 17G: Certificate of Dispute Resolution
- 20: Request for Information
- 22: Request to Admit
- 23: Summons to Witness
- 25: Order (General)
- 26: Statement of Money Owed
- 27: Request for Financial Statement
- 29: Request for Garnishment
- 30: Notice of Default Hearing
- 31: Notice of Contempt Motion
- 32: Bond (Recognizance)
- 34A: Affidavit of Parentage
- 34J: Affidavit of Execution and Independent Legal Advice (Children’s Lawyer)
- 35.1: Affidavit (decision-making responsibility, parenting time, contact)
- 36: Affidavit for Divorce
- 36A: Certificate of Clerk (Divorce)
- 36B: Certificate of Divorce
- 37: Notice of Hearing
- 37A: Information Sheet
- 37B: Direction to Request Further Information
- 37C: Notice of Continuation of Hearing
- 37E: Notice for Taking Further Evidence
- 38: Notice of Appeal
- 39: Notice of Approaching Dismissal
Introduction
- Form 13
- Form 13.1
- Form 13A
When to Update
Child Support (CS)
- Basics of CC
- Section 7 Expenses
- CS for Adult Children
- CS and Remarriage
- CS and OW/ODSP
- How to Change CS?
Spousal Support (SS)
Contested Trials
- Overview
- Offer to Settle
- Trial Sittings
- Steps in a Trial
- Scheduling Trial
- Preparing Trial Record
- Preparing your Evidence
- Attending your Trial