Form 72B - Joint Petition for Divorce - New Brunswick - Edit, Fill, Sign Online

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Form 72B

APPENDIX OF FORMS

FORM 72B

JOINT PETITION FOR DIVORCE

Court File Number

IN THE COURT OF QUEEN’S BENCH OF NEW BRUNSWICK

FAMILY DIVISION

JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PETITIONER

- and -

JOINT PETITIONER

Signed and sealed for the Court of Queen’s Bench at

Fredericton by the Deputy Registrar of the Court at Freder-

icton on the . . . . . . . . . day of . . . . . . . . . . . . .,

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Deputy Registrar

JOINT PETITION FOR DIVORCE

(FORM 72B)

(Strike out portions that are not applicable.)

CLAIM

1 The petitioner and the joint petitioner jointly seek:

(a) a divorce;

(b) under the Divorce Act

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(c) under the Marital Property Act

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(State precisely everything you want the Court to include in the divorce judgment. Everything you want to include

must have been agreed to by both spouses. If child support is sought, set out the number of children under the age of

majority, the number of children over the age of majority and the nature and amount of any special expenses. If you

want to i ncl ud e provis ions of a domes ti c co nt ract, sepa ration agreeme nt , minut e s of se t tl eme nt , previou s court order

or any other document in the divorce judgment, attach a copy of the document and refer to the specific provisions to

be included.)

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GROUND S

2 There has been a breakdown of the marriage by reason of the fact that the spouses have lived separate and apart since

the . . . . . . . . . . day of . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 19. . . . and are now living separate and apart.

RECONCILIATION

3(a) There is no possibility of reconciliation of the spouses.

(b) (Where applicable) The following efforts to reconcile have been made:

PARTICULARS OF MARRIAGE

(Attach a marriage certificate or explain its absence.)

4(a) The petitioner and the joint petitioner were marrie d on the . . . . . . . . day of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 19. . . . .,

at. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(place of marriage)

(b) The petitioner’s surname at birt h was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c) The joint petitioner’s surname at birth was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d) The marital sta tus of the petitione r and the j oint petition er a t the time of th e marriage was: p etitione r . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . joint petitioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(e) The petitioner was born on the. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .d ay of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 19. . . . .

(f) The joint petitioner was born on the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .day of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 19. . . . .

RESIDENCE AND JURISDICTION

5(a) The petitioner resides at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , in the Province of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) The joint petitioner resides at. . . . . . . . . . . . , in the Province of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c) (Check the appropriate box)

 The petitioner has been

 The joint petitioner has been

 Both th e pe titioner an d the joint pe titio ne r hav e been

ordinarily resident in the Province of New Brunswick for at least one year immediately preceding the date of the

commencement of this proceeding.

CAPACITY

6 Both the petitioner and the joint petitioner are of the full age of 19 years and neither of them suffers from any legal

disability.

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CHILDRE N

7(a) The following are all the living children as defined by the Divorce Act:

The childr en ordinari ly res id e in (municipality and province, state or country). . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) The p etit ioner and the joint petit ioner seek a n order on cons ent for cust ody or j oin t cust ody of t he fol lowing c hil-

dren on the following terms: (Be sure that this claim agrees with the claim under clause 1(b).)

(c) The petitioner and the joint petitioner are not seeking an order for custody and

[ ] are content that a previous court order for custody continue in force, or

[ ] are att empt in g to obt ai n an order f or custody in anot her proce edi ng, full pa rt iculars of which ar e as fol l ows:

(Give name of court, court file number and particulars of the order or proceeding.)

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Full nam e Birth date Schoo l and

grade or

year

Person(s) with whom child

lives and length of time

child has lived there

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Name of child Terms of the order

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(d) The pe titione r and t he jo int pet itio ner se ek a n order on co nse nt for acc ess ( a visiti ng a rrang ement ) with th e fol-

lowing children on the following terms: (Be sure that this paragraph agrees with the claim under clause 1(b).)

(e) The following is the existing access (visiting arrangement) for the spouse who does not have the children living

with him or her. (Give details such as days of the week, hours of visit and place of access .)

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(f) The above access (visiting arrangement) is

[ ] satisfactory.

[ ] not satisfactory.

(If not satisfactory, give reasons and describe how access should be changed.)

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(g) The order sought in clause (b) or (d) is in the best interests of the children for the following reasons:

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Name of child Terms of the order

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(h) The following changes in the circumstances of the spouses are expected to affect the children, their custody and

the a cce ss (v isi ting arra ng ement) in th e fu tur e:

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(i) Th e existi ng ar rang eme nts b etwe en the p eti tione r an d the jo int petit ion er for su ppor t for the c hildr en a re as f ol-

low s:

(j) The existing support arrangements

[ ] are being honoured.

[ ] are not being honoured.

(If not being honoured, specify how much is unpaid and for how long. If you are agree on an order for payment

of part or all of the unpaid amount, be sure to include it in the claim under clause 1(b).)

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Amount pai d Ti me period

(week ly,

monthly,

etc.)

Paid by

(p et itioner or

joint petitione r)

Pa id f o r

(nam e of

child

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(k) The petitioner and the joint petitioner propose that the support arrangements for the children should be as follows:

(Be sure that this claim agrees with the claim under clause 1(b).)

(k.1) The nature and amount of any special expenses are as follows:

(l) The educational needs of the children

[ ] are being met

[ ] are not being met.

(If not being met, give particulars.)

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OTHER COURT PROCEEDINGS

8 The following are all other court proceedings with reference to the marriage or any child of the marriage: (Give the

name of the court , the cou rt fil e number, the kind of order the cour t was ask ed to make and what ord er, if any, the cour t

made. If the proceed i ng is n ot yet comple ted, give its current s tatus .)

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Amount to

be paid

Time period (weekly,

monthly, etc.)

To be paid by (petitioner or

joint pe titioner)

To be paid for

name of ch ild)

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Nature of

sp ecial e xpense

Amount to

be paid

Time period

(weekly, monthl y, etc.)

To be paid by (petitioner

or joi n t petitio n er )

To be paid for

(n ame of ch ild)

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DOMESTIC CONTR ACTS, SEPARATION AGREEMENTS, MINUTES O F SETTLEME NT OR O THER FI-

NANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS

9 The spouses have entered into the following domestic contracts, separation agreements, minutes of settlement or

other written or oral financial arrangements: (Give particulars and attach copies. State whether the arrangements are

now in effect. If support payments have not been paid in full, state the amount that has not been paid.)

NO COLLUSION

10 There has been no collusion in relation to this divorce proceeding.

DECLARATION OF PETITION ER AND JOIN T PETITIONER

11 The petitioner and the joint petitioner propose that this proceeding be tr ied at. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12(a) I have read and understand this Joint Petition for Divorce. The statem ents in it are true, to the best of my knowl-

edge, information and belief.

(b) I understand that I have the right to seek independent legal advice concerning this proceeding and to retain my

own separate counsel.

(c) I am aw are that no application for a division of property under the Marital Property Act shall be made later than

60 days after a divorce takes ef fect except under the circums tances se t out in subsection 3(4) of t he Marital Pr op-

erty Act.

STATEMENT OF SOLICITOR FOR PETITIONER

Date Nature of arrangements

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Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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signatur e of petitioner

Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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signature of joint petitioner

(Strike out

this

para grap h if

petitioner has

not retained a

solicitor.)

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name

for the petitioner, certify to this Court that I have complied with the requirements of section 9 of the Divorce

Act. (Where in the circumstances it would clearly not be appropriate to discuss the matters in subsection 9(1)

with the petitioner, set out the circumstances.)

I also certify th at I have advised the joint petit ioner that he or she has the righ t to seek indepen dent legal ad -

vice and retain separate counsel in the proceeding.

Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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si gnat ure of solic ito r

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STATEM ENT OF SOLICITOR FOR JOINT PETITIO NER

O.C. 87-380; O.C. 97-640; O.C. 98-337; O.C. 99-699; O.C. 2006-228

S trike out this

para graph if

joint

petitioner has

not ret ained a

solicitor.)

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name

for the joint petitioner, certify to this Court that I have complied with the requirements of section 9 of the

Divorce Act. (Wher e in th e c ircum stan ces it w ould c l early not b e a ppr opria te t o di scuss th e matte rs i n sub-

section 9(1) with the joint petitioner, set out the circumstances.)

I also certify that I have advised the petitioner that he or she has the right to seek independent legal advice

and retain separate counsel in the proceeding.

Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

si gnat ure o f solic itor

(Give the nam e, business address and telephone number, including any fax number, of solicitor(s). Give the

name, address and t elephon e number, includi ng any fa x nu mber, of th e pet itioner or t he join t peti tioner if he

or she has not retained a solicitor.)

Fillable Printable Form 72B - Joint Petition for Divorce - New Brunswick

Fillable Printable Form 72B - Joint Petition for Divorce - New Brunswick

Form 72B - Joint Petition for Divorce - New Brunswick