In collaboration with the Judiciary, King’s Bench Operations is excited to announce the release of the Desk Divorce Package Clerk Review Checklist – a resource designed to streamline and enhance family law practices across Alberta. This checklist is a standardized guide aimed at fostering consistency across all regions, reducing variability, and improving clarity for staff, the public, legal professionals, and other stakeholders.
By providing clear, detailed guidance on form submissions, the checklist aims to minimize the number of corrections returned to parties. It outlines key requirements and expectations for clerk reviews, helping to ensure smoother processes and quicker resolutions for all involved.
Key Areas Covered by the Desk Divorce Package Clerk Review Checklist:
- Technical Rule Requirements: Ensuring compliance with applicable procedural rules.
- Clearance Process Confirmation: Documenting that all necessary steps in the Federal Central Registry of Divorce Proceedings clearance process has been completed.
- Form Compliance Information: Identifying the key elements required for accurate and complete submissions.
- Clerk Actions: Detailing the review process and actions clerks undertake to finalize filings.
This practical and user-friendly tool is adaptable to a wide range of divorce package submissions and jurisdictions within the Court of King’s Bench.
The Desk Divorce Package Clerk Review Checklist is now available for download on the Divorce Forms and Instructions section of the Alberta Courts website or found on the Family and Divorce Filing Digital Service.
Note: This checklist is for information only and is not required to be submitted with your submission.