I'm about to start getting my head around putting my Court Bundle together. I thought sharing some of my experience might help others.
The Court Order attached to my Hearing Notice states that I, as the Applicant, must prepare a paginated digital bundle, with an index, in .PDF format containing all the relevant documents and I must file it at court by email and send copies to all parties no later than 48 hours before my next hearing.
The documents in the bundle must be divided into separate sections (each section being separately paginated and in chronological order (earliest first)) as follows:
A. Preliminary Documents;
C. Statements;
D. Care Plans (where appropriate);
E. Experts’ Reports;
F. Any other relevant documents;
The Court Order attached to my Hearing Notice states that I, as the Applicant, must prepare a paginated digital bundle, with an index, in .PDF format containing all the relevant documents and I must file it at court by email and send copies to all parties no later than 48 hours before my next hearing.
The documents in the bundle must be divided into separate sections (each section being separately paginated and in chronological order (earliest first)) as follows:
A. Preliminary Documents;
- Page A1: The case summary
- Page A2: Statement of issues
- Page A3 to A5: A copy of the applicant’s position statement dated …
- Page A6 to A8: A copy of the respondent’s position statement dated …
- Page A9 to A10: Chronology
- Page B1 to B15: A copy of the applicant’s application for a Child Arrangements Order dated …
C. Statements;
- Page C1 to C4: A copy of the applicant’s witness statement dated …
- Page C5 to C7: A copy of the respondent’s witness statement dated …
D. Care Plans (where appropriate);
E. Experts’ Reports;
- Page E1 to E20: A copy of the Cafcass report dated …
- Page E21 to E24: A copy of the respondent’s alcohol testing results dated …
F. Any other relevant documents;
- Page F1 to F5: A copy of the child’s school report dated …