Open main menu

Clicklaw Wikibooks β

Changes

How Do I Prepare for My First Meeting with a Lawyer?

167 bytes added, 22:09, 29 September 2023
2023 HGCQ updates
==Documents==
You will need to bring a piece of government ID to your first meeting since the Law Society of British Columbia requires that lawyers ensure they properly identify who their clients are.
You will need to have your marriage certificate to start a court proceeding.
''Provincial Court''
*the Application About a Family Law Matter,*the Reply to Obtain an Order or the Application About a Family Law Matter (and any Reply to Change an Ordera Counter Application,*the Replyalso),
*any agreements,
*any Financial Statements that may have been prepared,and*a copy of all orders made so far, and*if you're seeing the lawyer about an interim application, a copy of the Notice of Motion.
If you're in the midst of negotiations, you <span class="noglossary">will</span> want to bring:
{{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[Megan Elllis | Megan Ellis, QCTrudy Hopman]], June 11September 22, 20192023}}
{{JP Boyd on Family Law Navbox|type=how}}
[[Category:How Do I?Helpful Guides & Common Questions|P]]
[[Category:JP Boyd on Family Law]]
{{Creative Commons for JP Boyd}}