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Part 1: Working it Out
1. Getting Started
1.0 Introduction
1.1 The Big Picture
1.2 Goal Setting Worksheet
1.3 Reaching an Agreement
1.4 Going to Court
1.5 Who Can Help?
1.6 Taking Care of Yourself
1.7 Health Check Questionnaire
1.8 Conclusion
1.9 Quiz
2. Key Issues
2.0 Introduction
2.1 Financial Orientation
2.2 Financial Inventory Worksheet
2.3 Monthly Budget Worksheet
2.4 Financial Separation Checklist
2.5 Legal Orientation
2.6 Care of Children
2.7 Parenting Decisions Worksheet
2.8 Child Support
2.9 Child Support Activity
2.10 Child Support Worksheet
2.11 Spousal Support
2.12 Spousal Support Worksheet
2.13 Property Division
2.14 Excluded Property Worksheet
2.15 Property Division Worksheet
2.16 Conclusion
2.17 Quiz
3. Preparing Yourself
3.0 Introduction
3.1 Managing Emotions
3.2 My Triggers Worksheet
3.3 Managing Your Emotions Worksheet
3.4 Communicate Constructively
3.5 Am I Ready for this Conversation Test
3.6 Good Communication Techniques
3.7 Communicating in Conflict
3.8 High Conflict Communications
3.9 Communication Worksheet
3.10 Communication Pitfalls
3.11 Communication Pitfalls Worksheet
3.12 Communication Review
3.13 Communication Dos and Don’ts
3.14 Negotiating
3.15 Negotiating for Win-Win
3.16 Negotiation Worksheet
3.17 Negotiating: Before, During and After
3.18 Conclusion
3.19 Quiz
4. Getting Help
4.0 Introduction
4.1 Mediators
4.2 Family Justice Counsellors
4.3 Lawyers
4.4 Unbundled Legal Services Worksheet
4.5 Meeting a Lawyer Worksheet
4.6 Questions to Ask Your Lawyer Worksheet
4.7 Free and Low Cost Legal Services
4 .8 Other Professionals
4.9 Conclusion
4.10 Quiz
5. Reaching Agreement
5.0 Introduction
5.1 Creating Agreements
5.2 Parenting Plan Worksheet
5.3 Separation Agreement
5.4 Separation Agreement Worksheet
5.5 Writing Agreements
5.6 My Priorities Worksheet
5.7 Finalizing Separation Agreements
5.8 Divorce
5.9 Steps to Uncontested Divorce
5.10 Divorce Flowchart
5.11 Conclusion
5.12 Quiz
Part 2: Going to Court
6. Court
6.0 Introdcuction
6.1 Court Overview
6.2 Key Issues Worksheet
6.3 Choosing the Right Law
6.4 Choosing the Right Court
6.5 Court Rules
6.6 Legal Rights
6 .7 Care of the Children
6.8 Child Support
6.9 Child Support Exercise
6.10 Spousal Support
6.11 Property Division
6.12 Property & Debt Division Exercise
6.13 Property Worksheet
6.14 Conclusion
6.15 Quiz
7. Building your case
7.0 Introduction
7.1 Legal Skills – The Basics
7.2 Legal Research
7.3 Applying the Law Worksheet
7.4 Researching Case Law
7.5 Researching Cases on CanLII
7.6 Legal Research Exercise
7.7 Case Law Worksheet
7.8 Evidence
7.9 Evidence Inventory Worksheet
7.10 Building Your Case
7.11 Case Building Activity
7.12 Case Building Worksheet
7.13 Conclusion
7.14 Quiz
8. Court Forms
8.0 Introduction
8.1 Legal Writing
8.2 Completing Court Forms
8.3 Court Form Writing Activity
8.4 Affidavits
8.5 Sample Affidavit
8.6 Writing Affidavits
8.7 Formatting Affidavits
8.8 Affidavit Checklist
8.9 Affidavit Activity
8.10 Serving Documents
8.11 Serving Documents Quiz
8.12 Fixing Errors in your Submitted Court Forms
8.13 Conclusion
8.14 Quiz
9. Court Process
9.0 Introduction
9.1 Provincial (Family) Court Process
9.2 File and Serve
9.3 PAS and/or Family Justice Counsellor
9.4 Attend 1st Appearance
9.5 1st Appearance Worksheet
9.6 Attend a Family Case Conference (FCC)
9.7 Family Case Conference Worksheet
9.8 Attend a Trial Preparation Conference (TPC)
9.9 Trial Preparation Conference Worksheet
9.10 Attend Trial
9.11 Supreme Court Process
9.12 File and Serve
9.13 Attend Judicial Case Conference
9.14 Judicial Case Conference Worksheet
9.15 Attending a Trial Management Conference
9.16 Trial Management Conference Worksheet
9.17 Attending a Judicial Settlement Conference
9.18 Judicial Settlement Conference Worksheet
9.19 Attending Trial
9.20 Discovery
9.21 Examination for Discovery Worksheet
9.22 Interim Applications
9.23 Requesting the Same Judge
9.24 Conclusion
9.25 Quiz
10. Preparing for Court
10.0 Introduction
10.1 Evidence: Documents
10.2 Evidence: Witnesses
10.3 Witness Worksheet
10.4 Prepare your Legal Argument
10.5 Opening Statement
10.6 Opening Worksheet
10.7 Testifying in Court
10.8 Testimony Worksheet
10.9 Questioning Witnesses
10.10 Closing Statement
10.11 Closing Worksheet
10.12 Preparing for Trial Exercise
10.13 Presentation Skills
10.14 Going to Court
10.15 Managing the Stress of Trial
10.16 Before Court Checklist
10.17 Conclusion
10.18 Quiz
11. Orders and Agreements
11.0 Introduction
11.1 Court Order
11.2 Court Order Checklist
11.3 Enforcing Orders and Agreements
11.4 Changing Agreements or Orders
11.5 Conclusion
11.6 Quiz
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Chapter 7
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Part 1: Working it Out
1. Getting Started
2. Key Issues
3. Preparing Yourself
4. Getting Help
5. Reaching Agreement
Part 2: Going to Court
6. Court
7. Building your case
7.0 Introduction
7.1 Legal Skills – The Basics
7.2 Legal Research
7.3 Applying the Law Worksheet
7.4 Researching Case Law
7.5 Researching Cases on CanLII
7.6 Legal Research Exercise
7.7 Case Law Worksheet
7.8 Evidence
7.9 Evidence Inventory Worksheet
7.10 Building Your Case
7.11 Case Building Activity
7.12 Case Building Worksheet
7.13 Conclusion
7.14 Quiz
8. Court Forms
9. Court Process
10. Preparing for Court
11. Orders and Agreements
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Chapter 7
If you don’t know what a word in the Family Law Act means what should you do first?
Look up the definition under the definition section in Part 1
Google the term
Ask the court registry
Look it up in the Divorce Act
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Previous decisions by judges make up what part of the law?
Legislative law
Case law
Judgement law
Not part of the law
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When choosing the right case to use what should you look at first?
The date of the case
The court that decided the case
The outcome of the case matches the one you want
The name of the judge in that case
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Smith v. Jones [1990] 2 SCR 300, SCC: what does Smith v. Jones mean?
The last name of the 2 parties in the case
The full name of the applicant
The full name of the respondent
The last names of the lawyers involved
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Which of these is considered documentary evidence?
A written letter
A picture
A video
Receipts
All of the above
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If I want the judge to grant me the value of half the house what should I use as evidence?
The value assessment report on the house
The e-mail my spouse sent about his refusal to pick the kids up
Receipts for the children’s soccer camp
A letter of recommendation from my employer
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All witnesses can give their opinions as evidence.
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False
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7.14 Quiz
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