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At the parties' first appearance before a judge, the judge may order the parties to attend a family case conference. A family case conference is a private meeting between the parties, their lawyers (if lawyers have been hired), and a judge, to talk about the legal issues and see whether any of them can be settled. In general, a judge will not make orders at a family case conference except with the parties' agreement. Family case conferences can be very helpful; there's more information about family case conferences in the chapter [[Resolving_Family_Law_Problems_in_Court|Resolving Problems in Court]] in the section on [[Case Conferences in a Family Law Matter|Case Conferences]]. | At the parties' first appearance before a judge, the judge may order the parties to attend a family case conference. A family case conference is a private meeting between the parties, their lawyers (if lawyers have been hired), and a judge, to talk about the legal issues and see whether any of them can be settled. In general, a judge will not make orders at a family case conference except with the parties' agreement. Family case conferences can be very helpful; there's more information about family case conferences in the chapter [[Resolving_Family_Law_Problems_in_Court|Resolving Problems in Court]] in the section on [[Case Conferences in a Family Law Matter|Case Conferences]]. | ||
Interim applications, applications for temporary orders, can be made by filing a Notice of Motion (Form 16). It is always best to file an Affidavit (Form 17) with the Notice of Motion. An affidavit is a person's written evidence, which the person swears is true before a lawyer, notary public or court staff member able to take oaths. There's more information about interim applications in the chapter [[Resolving_Family_Law_Problems_in_Court|Resolving Problems in Court]] in the section on [[Interim_Applications_in_Family_Matters|Interim Applications]]. | Interim applications, applications for temporary orders, can be made by filing a Notice of Motion (Form 16). It is always best to file an Affidavit (Form 17) with the Notice of Motion. An affidavit is a person's written evidence, which the person swears is true before a lawyer, notary public, or court staff member able to take oaths. There's more information about interim applications in the chapter [[Resolving_Family_Law_Problems_in_Court|Resolving Family Law Problems in Court]] in the section on [[Interim_Applications_in_Family_Matters|Interim Applications]]. | ||
Applications to change final orders are made by filing an Application to Change or Cancel an Order (Form 2) and serving on the other parties. The other parties have 30 days to reply by filing a Reply (Form 3). | Applications to change final orders are made by filing an Application to Change or Cancel an Order (Form 2) and serving it on the other parties. The other parties have 30 days to reply by filing a Reply (Form 3). | ||
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