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==An overview of court procedure for civil claims== | ==An overview of court procedure for civil claims== | ||
If you need the court to make an order about something, you must start a court proceeding. That's the only way to get a court order. The kind of court you need to go to is ''civil court'', the kind of trial court that deals with claims between people and companies. The other kind of trial court is ''criminal court'', the court that deals with criminal offences. | If you need the court to make an order about something, you must start a court proceeding (also called a family law proceeding). That's the only way to get a court order. The kind of court you need to go to is ''civil court'', the kind of trial court that deals with claims between people and companies. The other kind of trial court is ''criminal court'', the court that deals with criminal offences. | ||
Before going further, it'll help to learn some of the terminology. | Before going further, it'll help to learn some of the terminology. | ||
