Fill out the forms for the JCC
You'll need
- A blank Notice of Judicial Case Conference (Form F19)
- A blank Financial Statement (Form F8), if required, and supporting documents
- A blank Supreme Court Application Record title page
- Litigants' Guide to Judicial Case Conferences
- Case Management Plan
- Access to a printer and scanner or photocopier
Fill out your Notice of Judicial Case Conference
After you book your Judicial Case Conference (JCC), you need to fill out a Notice of Judicial Case Conference (Form F19). You'll file this document at the court registry to tell the court that you want a JCC. The form has instructions to help you fill it out.
Fill out your Financial Statement, if you need one
A Financial Statement is often required if either you or the other person is trying to claim child or spousal support.
Make copies
Make three copies of your completed Notice of Judicial Case Conference (Form F19):
- The court registry will keep the original.
- You'll keep one copy for your records.
- You'll serve one copy on the other person.
- You'll attach one copy to an Affidavit of Ordinary Service (Form F16).
Print two copies of the Litigants' Guide to Judicial Case Conferences and the Case Management Plan (one copy for you and one to give to the other person).
The Litigants' Guide will help you prepare for the JCC. The Case Management Plan is a form that the judge or master will use to identify the issues of the case and fill out at the end of the JCC. Then you, the other person, and the judge or master will sign it.
Add the extra copy of the Litigants' Guide and a blank Case Management Plan to the package of documents to serve on the other person.
Make a title page for each of your copies
Make a title page to attach to each copy of your Notice of Judicial Case Conference. You can use the blank Supreme Court Application Record title page.
Your cover page should contain:
- the style of proceeding (including the full names of the parties, court file number, and registry);
- the title JUDICIAL CASE CONFERENCE and a brief description of what the material is about (for example, "RULE 7-1(7) Notice of Judicial Case Conference with respect to family matters");
- contact information for each of the parties, or their lawyers, including:
- each person's address for service, and
- phone numbers or email addresses that the registry can use to contact you;
- the time, date, and place of the conference;
- the name of the person who is filing the notice (that might be you or your lawyer); and
- the estimated time needed for the conference.
Being prepared ensures that your side of the story is heard and considered. You can do this.