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This document must be filed in accordance with any trial directions made by the Court. It must be no longer than 5 pages in parenting proceedings and 7 pages in financial proceedings unless the Court orders otherwise.

This document must be forwarded to the Court and the other party/ies at least 2 days prior to the interim hearing.

This certificate is prepared by a registrar, mediator or dispute resolution practitioner upon completion of a dispute resolution process.

This form is used to apply for a Certificate of non-compliance with subpoena if the person named in the subpoena (which was served in New Zealand) fails to comply with the subpoena.

This form must be filed and served on the other party/ies in the proceeding and the Independent Children’s Lawyer (if one is appointed) by ordinary service, prior to the Compliance and Readiness hearing. 

This document is to be provided to the Court via email or private mediator on a ‘without prejudice’ basis prior to dispute resolution. This form will not be placed on the Court file. Such documents are privileged and may not be used in contested hearings or for purposes other than genuine attempts to resolve disputes between parties.

This form must be filed when parties were married for less than 2 years at the date of filing an Application for Divorce.

This form must accompany any applications or requests that require payment.