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===What if there are matters needing to be dealt with right away?=== | ===What if there are matters needing to be dealt with right away?=== | ||
From when a notice of claim is filed, it can take a year or more to have a trial, if a case cannot be settled. Before the trial, you or your spouse may need the court to make temporary orders about important issues, such as the payment of child support or spousal support, where the children will live, or who will live in the family home. These are called ''interim orders'''. They are made if one or both of you apply to the court. Doing so is an '''interim application'''. Interim orders last until another interim order is made or until the final order ending the case is made at trial or by agreement. | From when a notice of claim is filed, it can take a year or more to have a trial, if a case cannot be settled. Before the trial, you or your spouse may need the court to make temporary orders about important issues, such as the payment of child support or spousal support, where the children will live, or who will live in the family home. These are called '''interim orders'''. They are made if one or both of you apply to the court. Doing so is an '''interim application'''. Interim orders last until another interim order is made or until the final order ending the case is made at trial or by agreement. | ||
Interim applications are made by filing a '''notice of application''' (a court form describing the orders you want the court to make) and a supporting '''affidavit''' (a sworn statement describing the basis for the application). The other spouse will have the opportunity to respond. Typically, interim application hearings take anywhere from 15 minutes to three hours or more, depending on the circumstances. | Interim applications are made by filing a '''notice of application''' (a court form describing the orders you want the court to make) and a supporting '''affidavit''' (a sworn statement describing the basis for the application). The other spouse will have the opportunity to respond. Typically, interim application hearings take anywhere from 15 minutes to three hours or more, depending on the circumstances. | ||