(LSRI)Review and sign the interim family order

Review and sign the interim family order

Who writes the order?

After you appear in court, the other person (or their lawyer) will prepare a interim order that says what the judge/master decided. If you or the other person is represented by a lawyer, the court usually requires that the lawyer prepare the order, no matter who initiated the application. Ask for a chance to review and sign the order once the lawyer has written it, before it's given to the court registry.

If you disagree with the way the interim order was written, you can ask for a copy of the clerk's notes from the registry to compare what the judge/master said with what has been written in the interim order. If you still disagree, you can ask for the written reasons to compare them to the order. If you and the other person still disagree, you can apply to have the interim order settled. Get legal advice.

Disagreeing with what was ordered isn't the same as disagreeing with how it was written down in the interim order. If you disagree with what was ordered, get legal advice as soon as possible. You need to know if you can apply to change the interim order or if an appeal would be appropriate; there are important time limits to follow for filing an appeal. If an appeal isn't appropriate, you'll need to decide if you want to go to trial. Appeals are only successful if there's a significant error in law, which doesn't happen very often in family Chambers applications.

If you agree that the order as written or amended is correct, sign in the correct place on the last page of the order and return it to the person who sent it to you. Ask for a copy of the entered (filed) order to be sent to you. Before you return the signed order, make a copy of it for your records.

Updated on 22 May 2019