Nova Scotia Family Law Information Centre On-line
An initiative of the Court Services Division
of the Nova Scotia Department of Justice

<<Go To FLIC Site>>

If you live outside the Regional Municipalities of Halifax and Cape Breton and you are dealing with a family law proceeding other than divorce or division of property, you will need
Family Court forms <<click here >>

If you live in the Regional Municipality of Halifax or Cape Breton you will need Supreme Court (Family Division) forms found in the new Civil Procedure Rules, Part 22 - Forms <<click here >>

 

If you live outside of Halifax Regional Municipality or Cape Breton, you will go to the
Supreme Court if:

• you are married and dealing with
• Divorce Act
• Matrimonial Property Act
• division of pension under the Pension Benefits Act (Nova Scotia), Pension Benefits Standards Act (Canada), or some other pension legislation
• annulment

• you are common law and dealing with
• division of property
• division of pension under the Pension Benefits Act (Nova Scotia), Pension Benefits Standards Act (Canada), or some other pension legislation

• you are registered domestic partners and dealing with
• Matrimonial Property Act
• division of pension under the Pension Benefits Act (Nova Scotia) or some other pension legislation

• you are divorced and dealing with
• Divorce Act

 

Regardless of where you live in Nova Scotia, you will not use the Supreme Court if:

• you have never lived together and are unmarried

• you are a grandparent or another person who wants the court to make an order about custody, access, or child support

 

To read the new Civil Procedure Rules of Nova Scotia and obtain other forms used in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, <<click here>>