New Practice Direction – Court of King’s Bench September 24, 2025

New Practice Direction Issued : Pre- Triage Emergent Motions for Extreme Financial Hardship of a Party or a Child of a Party

A Pilot Project is being undertaken as part of this Court’s ongoing commitment to enhance access to justice in the area of family law.
King’s Bench Rule 70.24(12) currently permits a judge to hear a motion or application prior to a triage conference in three emergent situations.

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Following consultation with the Triage Implementation Committee and the Family Law Bar, it has been concluded that there shall be a fourth emergent situation where a judge may hear a pre-triage conference motion or application. This emergent situation is:

(d) extreme financial hardship of a party or a child of a party

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This Practice Direction comes into effect immediately.

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