Legal guidance on divorce, separation and relationship breakdown

Legal guidance

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

Family and personal legislation on Jersey Legal Information Board

Family Division practice directions on Jersey Legal Information Board

Family Law reported cases on Jersey Legal Information Board

General guidance for litigants in person

What is the family court? guidance document

Before attending court guidance document

Preparing for the court hearings guidance document

The Court hearings guidance document

Change of legal representative or party acting in person guidance

leaflet about 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.

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 direction FD13/10 - Draft affidavit of means

Practice direction FD12/09 - Information regarding preliminary directions 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 indexes 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 document

Parental responsibility agreement guidance notes

Procedure for variation of non-financial children orders

Example of how to set out general affidavit and exhibit(s)

Child abduction leaflet

Financial

Procedure for 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 a civil partnership

Guidance notes for applying for dissolution of a civil partnership

Draft cause application

Civil partnership - 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 affidvit of means

Example of how to set out reply to questionnaire on affidavit of means

Practice direction FD13/10 - 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 proceedings or children proceedings