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Section TCT.04.19 — Judgments

Where the parties in Peacemaking reach an agreement they wish to have confirmed and recorded by a formal judgment or order of a Court, they may present a draft judgment to the Court for its consideration. A court may enter judgment only when the following conditions have been met:

(a) The court has jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter of the agreement;

(b) All necessary parties have actual knowledge of the proposed judgment and have either agreed to it or have agreed to submit the question to the Peacemaker for a decision;

(c) The judgment contains the complete agreement of the parties and contains sufficient information regarding the full agreement so a dispute as to the provisions of the judgment is not likely to arise in the future;

(d) The purposed judgment is otherwise proper and enforceable by the Court.