Originating Application for Enforcement of Child Access Orders (ECAO)
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(1) Case Information
Party List
Fig 1. Click on “Add Party”. You will need to add at least one Applicant and one Respondent in order to proceed with the rest of the application.
Fig 1a. Enter all the mandatory information. Click “Save” when you are done.
Application
Fig 2. The Nature of Case is reflected, depending on the Commencing Case Type Document selected earlier.
Fig 3. Click on “Add Other Matters” if there are additional “In the matter of” paragraphs in the title of action that are not related to “Nature of Case”.
Fig 4. You can modify the title of the court document that will be generated in Step 2: Forms.
Fig 5. Provide the case number, date of order and the order number (ORC Number) of the application obtained in a separate action.
Endorsements
Fig 6. Select the type of Originating Application you are filing. By default, “None of the above” option is selected.
Relief(s) Claimed
Fig 7. Click on “Add Prayers”.
Fig 8. Provide the details of the reliefs sought in the textbox provided. If you would like to add another prayer, click “Add Prayers” again.
Fig 9. State if there is a supporting affidavit to support this application.
If “The reasons / evidence for this application are stated in the supporting affidavit” is selected, you will need to upload this document in Step 2: Forms. Proceed to Fig 11 (Supporting Documents).
If “This application is filed without a supporting affidavit. I will refer to the following affidavits to support this application” is selected, proceed to Figs 10a – 10b.
Fig 10a. Click “Add”.
Fig 10b. Provide the necessary details. To add additional rows, click on the “Add” button again.
Supporting Documents
Fig 11. Click “Add Document” to add supporting documents as annexures to the Originating Application.
Fig 12. Enter the number of “Other document” that you wish to add,and click “Add”.
(2) Forms
Fig 14. Click on the:
If you would like to file other supporting documents to the case, click “Add Document”.
Fig 15. You will be presented with an eForm.
Fig 15a. To initiate the finalisation process, click the “Confirm” button located at the bottom of both eForms.
Fig 16. Enter the necessary details on the deponent info. To upload documents, click “Browse Files to upload”. Select the relevant file from the browser dialog box, and click “Upload”.
Fig 17. The row of the eForm will be updated with new buttons.
Click the “Finalise Document” button to start the signing process. The “Finalise Document” button will only be enabled after all eForms are confirmed and all documents to be uploaded in Step 2 have been uploaded.
Fig 18. The row of the eForm will be updated with new buttons. Click on the “Next” button to proceed to Step 3: Admin Details.
(3) Admin Details
Fig 19. In Step 3: Admin Details, indicate any urgent processing, special request or waiver required. You can also opt to eServe the documents to another law firm.
(4) Submission
Fig 20. In Step 4: Submission, review all information and documents before submission. Upon acceptance / approval by Court, the documents will be sent to your eLitigation inbox.
Fig 13. Enter document name in the textbox. Click “Choose File” to select the file from the browser dialog box. Click the icon to upload the document.
icon to view the eForm. The eForm will be generated based on the details provided in the Case Information section. Proceed to Figs 15 ‒ 15a.
icon to upload relevant document. Proceed to Fig 16.
To change the information in the generated form, click “Previous” to return to the Case Information section and amend the information first. Then click the button in Step 2 to generate a new form with the updated details. Then click the “Confirm” button located at the bottom of the eForm.