(LSSP)File a Certificate of Pleadings

File a Certificate of Pleadings

You'll need

If your trial includes a claim for divorce, you'll need to file a Certificate of Pleadings (Form F36) before you can file your trial record. (This is different from the Trial Certificate.) The Certificate of Pleadings says all your documents are in order.

If your trial doesn't include a claim for divorce, you don't need to file a Certificate of Pleadings. Skip this step and move on to Step 8.

Fill out the top of the form. Leave blank the part after "I certify the pleadings and proceedings in this family law case are in order."

Take the Certificate to the court registry where you filed your Notice of Trial. After you file it, the registrar will search the file and sign and return the Certificate to you. If something's missing, the registrar won't sign the Certificate and will let you know it's not complete yet.

Updated on 21 May 2019