Difference between revisions of "Disclosure and Discovery in Supreme Court Family Law Proceedings"

If a party needs information from someone who is not a party to the court proceeding and there is no other way to get the information, that party can apply to the court for an order to allow a pre-trial examination of that witness.  Be forewarned that the court may also order that the examining party pay the reasonable lawyer’s costs of the person relating to the court application and the examination.  Due to the expense involved in making the court application and paying the witness’s legal fees, in practice this process is rarely used, but it is permissible under Rule 9-4 of the Supreme Court Family Rules.  For more information on the process for bringing interim applications, see [[Interim Applications in Family Matters]] in this section.