Central Registry of Divorce Proceedings Regulations

4 (1) The registrar of the court in which an application for divorce is filed shall

• (a) on the day on which the application for divorce is filed and on receipt of the fee, if applicable, payable under the Order, assign to the application for divorce a number, to be known as a divorce registry number, that next follows in sequence the last divorce registry number assigned by the registrar of that court; and

• (b) within seven days after the day on which the application for divorce is filed, provide the central registry with the following information:

  • (i) the court number and the divorce registry number assigned to the application for divorce,

  • (ii) the province in which and the date on which the application for divorce was filed,

  • (iii) the date of the marriage in respect of which the application for divorce was filed,

  • (iv) in respect of each spouse,

    • (A) the spouse’s role in the proceeding, namely applicant, joint applicant or respondent,

    • (B) the spouse’s surname and given names on the day before the day of the marriage, and

    • (C) the spouse’s gender on the day before the day of the marriage and their date of birth, and

  • (v) if no fee is attached, the fact that the fee payable under the Order will be sent to the central registry once it is invoiced or the fact that no fee is payable under the Order, as the case may be.

(2) If a divorce proceeding is transferred to another court, the registrar of the court to which it was transferred shall

• (a) on the day on which the divorce proceeding is transferred, assign a new divorce registry number that next follows in sequence the last divorce registry number assigned by the registrar of that court; and

• (b) within seven days after the day on which the divorce proceeding is transferred, provide the central registry with the following information:

  • (i) the court number of the transferring court and the divorce registry number assigned to the divorce proceeding by that court,

  • (ii) the court number of the new court, the province in which it is located and the new divorce registry number assigned to the divorce proceeding,

  • (iii) the date on which the divorce proceeding was transferred,

  • (iv) the date of the marriage in respect of which the application for divorce was filed, and

  • (v) in respect of each spouse,

    • (A) the spouse’s role in the proceeding, namely applicant, joint applicant or respondent,

    • (B) the spouse’s surname and given names on the day before the day of the marriage, and

    • (C) the spouse’s gender on the day before the day of the marriage and their date of birth.

(3) The information referred to in paragraphs (1)(b) and (2)(b) shall be provided on the form established by the central registry, which shall be dated and signed by the registrar, or in an electronic format that has been agreed on by the registrar and the central registry.