Legal guidance

Guidance provided by the Family Division of the Judicial Greffe that may be of help with family and children proceedings

General guidance for litigants in person

• What is the family court
• Before attending court
• Preparing for court hearings
• The court hearings
• Change of legal representative or party acting in person
• A McKenzie friend - non legal support in court

Guidance relating to divorce proceedings

Divorce procedure

• Notes on the procedure for getting divorced
• Divorce petition form
• Divorce proceedings - arrangements for children
• Parenting plan - planning for your children's future

Contact CLSCashiers@gov.je to arrange payment of court fees for court applications, attach proof of payment to any application.

You may also pay by debit or credit card at the Family Court reception.

Financial

• Financial dispute resolution guidance notes
• Divorce proceedings - procedure for obtaining financial orders
• Finances when your marriage or civil partnership ends
• Procedure for variation of maintenance orders made in divorce proceedings
• Practice directions FD/13/10 - Draft affidavit of means
• Practice direction FD/12/09 - Information regarding preliminary direction hearing
• Example of how to set out questionnaire on affidavit of means
• Example of how to set out reply to questionnaire on affidavit of means
• Example of how to set out schedule of assets, liabilities and income positions
• Procedure for ancillary relief bundles and index for final hearings
• Practice direction  FD12/07 - Statement of information for a consent order in relation to a financial remedy
• Procedure for enforcing wage arrest order

Children

• Procedure for variation of non-financial children orders
• Example of how to set out general affidavit and exhibit(s)

Guidance relating to children proceedings

Procedure

• Early neutral evaluation guidance notes
• Children procedural guide
• Parenting plan - planning for your children's future
• Children Law chart showing who can apply for orders without leave from the court
• Unmarried fathers parental responsibility 
• Parental responsibility agreement guidance notes
• Procedure for variation of non-financial children orders
• Example of how to set out a general affidavit and exhibit(s)
• Child abduction

Financial

• Procedure of variation of maintenance orders made in non-divorce proceedings
• Example of how to set out questionnaire on C4 / affidavit
• Example of how to set out reply to questionnaire on C4 / affidavit
• Procedure for enforcing wage arrest order

Guidance relating to dissolution of civil partnerships proceedings

Procedure

• Procedural guidance for dissolution of civil partnership
• Guidance notes for applying for dissolution of a civil partnership
• Draft cause application
• Civil partnerships - arrangements for children

Children

• Procedure for variation of non-financial children orders
• Parenting plan - planning for your children's future
• Example of how to set out general affidavit and exhibit(s)

Financial

• Dissolution of civil partnership - ancillary relief
• Finances when your marriage or civil partnership ends
• Example of how to set out questionnaire on affidavit of means 
• Example of how to set out reply to questionnaire on affidavit of means
• Practice direction FD/13/10 - Draft affidavit of means

Guidance on appealing against an order made by the Registrar

Guidance for appealing an order made by the Registrar in divorce or children’s proceedings