FamilyProperty makes it easy to prepare an Initiating Application as the applicant or respondent as it populates property orders directly from information held in the balance sheet as well as parenting orders from the parenting calendar.
Watch this short video to learn how FamilyProperty makes it super simple to complete the Initiating application as the Applicant or the Respondent.
Overview of the Main Steps
1. Prior to generating the Initiating Applications, ensure that:
- The Balance Sheet is complete with all assets, liabilities, superannuation and proposals have been added for each item. Click on the item to enter specific details for the proposals such as the 'proposed period (in days) to complete action'.
- The details sub-tab for each item in your balance sheet is complete.
- For parenting matters, click on the 'Parenting' tab in your Smokeball matter and ensure the arrangements have been entered correctly.
2. Open the Initiating Application smart form:
- Click on Documents and Forms > Show all documents in the left-hand menu.
- Search or go to Court Documents and then click on Initiating Application, or if your client is the respondent, Response to Initiating Application.
- Complete the necessary fields in the Smart form including the order types and if you would like FamilyProperty to populate the application with the information in your balance sheet and/or the arrangements for a parenting matter, tick the box to 'Include generated orders'.
- Complete all other questions and review pre-populated information.
- You can save the form and re-open at any time to continue working.
3.Click Download when ready where the court form can be opened in Word and any final edits made.