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If you need the court to make an order about anything, from the care of children to the payment of spousal support to the division of property, or even just an order for your divorce, you must start a court proceeding. Your court proceeding will end with a trial, if you can't settle your legal problem first, after which the judge will make an order... hopefully the order you want the judge to make. There are certain steps you must take, certain fees you must pay, and certain forms you must fill out before you get to your trial. Although the staff at the court registries are friendly and do their best to be helpful, they cannot provide legal advice, fill out forms for you or tell you how to manage your court proceeding. It is ''your'' job to prepare these materials, gather the evidence you need, and take the other steps necessary to bring your proceeding to a judge at trial.
This section describes the processes for starting a proceeding in the Provincial Court and the Supreme Court. For a more complete picture of the court process, you should read this section together with the section on [[Replying_to_a_Court_Proceeding_in_a_Family_Matter|Replying Responding to a Court Proceedingin a Family Matter]].
==The Provincial Court==