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 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.