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If you and your partner don’t agree

A motion without consent means that one of you doesn't agree with the temporary orders the other is asking for.
Usually you can bring a motion only after a case conference.
If you and your partner don't agree, and you're bringing the motion, you’re called the moving party. Your partner is called the responding party.
Here is what each party has...

What legal issues do you need to think about?

If you and your partner are separating or thinking about separating, you need to work out your legal issues. Your family situation will determine your legal issues. But, there are some common things that most partners have to decide. These include:

You and your partner may have to make decisions about:

  • decision-making responsibility,...

Go to your case conference

Case conferences are held either in a courtroom or a conference room at the court. If you and your partner don't have lawyers, it's likely to be in a courtroom.

Usually there is a board near the entrance to the court or outside each courtroom that lists the cases being heard in court that day with their room number. If you have trouble finding...

Make or accept an offer to settle

You or your partner can make an Offer to Settle at any time during the court process. And you can make more than one Offer to Settle.

An Offer to Settle is an offer made by one party to the other party to settle some or all of the issues in your case. You can accept an Offer, reject an Offer, or make a counter-Offer.

You must serve your Offer...

Make a separation agreement

If you and your partner mostly agree on what you want to happen when you separate, you can put what you've agreed on in a separation agreement. A separation agreement is a written contract that you and your partner make that says how you will deal with your issues.

You can make a separation agreement if you’re married or in a common-law...

What if you need a court order quickly?

A case can take a long time to make its way through the court process.

If you want the court to make a temporary order about some of the issues in your case, you can bring a motion. A motion is where a party asks a judge to decide specific issues before trial.

For example, you ma y need a temporary order that says where your children will live...

Make a separation agreement

If you and your partner mostly agree on what you want to happen when you separate, you can put what you've agreed on in a separation agreement. A separation agreement is a written contract that you and your partner make that says how you will deal with your issues.

You can make a separation agreement if you’re married or in a common-law...

Make a separation agreement

If you and your partner mostly agree on what you want to happen when you separate, you can put what you've agreed on in a separation agreement. A separation agreement is a written contract that you and your partner make that says how you will deal with your issues.

You can make a separation agreement if you’re married or in a common-law...

What if you need a court order quickly?

A case can take a long time to make its way through the court process.

If you want the court to make a temporary order about some of the issues in your case, you can bring a motion. A motion is where a party asks a judge to decide specific issues before trial.

For example, you may need a temporary order that says where your children will live...