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What You Need When Filing for Court

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Terminology

  • Parenting Orders: Legal orders made by a court regarding the care and custody of children.
    • Initiating Application: Document outlining desired parenting orders.
    • Affidavit: Evidence submitted to support the application.
    • Notice of Risk: Alerts the court to potential risks (e.g., violence, substance abuse).
    • Genuine Steps Certificate: Confirms attempts to resolve issues before court intervention.

Initiating Application

This document sets out the parenting Orders you want the Court to make (see the page 1O things to include in Parentjng Orders in the Custody Starter Pack for more information).

Affidavit (Your Evidence)

This is the evidence you give the Court. It should be relevant to the Best Interest Factors and support the Orders you are seeking.

Notice of Risk

The purpose of this document is to advise the Court of any factors which you allege exist in your case (e.g. drug usage; family violence; mental health issues).

Genuine Steps Certificate

This document identifies whether the parties have taken the to appropriate Steps try and resolve the matter before coming to Court.

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