When posting bail for someone, one must ensure that the amount of bail is clear because this will determine whether a person will be suitable to be a surety.  Bail in the sum of Fifty thousand dollars or less is required to produce: -

(a)  two (2) passport sized photographs that must not be taken more than six months prior;

(b)  Proclamations, Rules and Regulations, Form 2 pursuant to Section 17 (3) of the Bail Act;

(c)   Statutory Declaration to be made by a Surety or Sureties, pursuant to Section 17 of the Bail Act;

Pursuant to Section 35 of the Jury Act, in a civil trial, each person who serves as a juror

(a)

shall be paid for each day or part of a day that the trial lasts, such sum as the Minister may, by regulations prescribe; and

(b)

In instances where a person is sick and cannot attend Court an email can be sent to the Parish Court and a medical certificate later produced substantiating this claim. Someone may also provide the Court with the medical certificate informing of the illness.

In the event that a litigant has missed a court date a Bench Warrant or Warrant of Disobedience of Summons may be issued.  The execution of these warrants may also be stayed and further stayed based on the particular circumstances.  While it may be inevitable that dates are missed it is common courtesy to advise the Court of any difficulty in attending court on a given date and request a further date.

If a warrant has been issued for outstanding sums and the full amount is not being paid, the respondent may be arrested and brought before the Court for the full amount outstanding.

Payments cannot be made on an account that exists in another parish, however, arrangements can be made for moneys to be sent via post or money orders.

The Courts are now engaged in online banking, as such applicants are asked to submit their banking information to enable swift transfer of payments to their accounts.  The Court's Maintenance account is with the National Commercial Bank, therefore, persons who have accounts with this said entity may be able to receive payments on the same day of payment or the following day.  In the case of persons from other banks payments may be made out up to five (5) working days after it has been received by the court's office.

In the instance where a child was not registered in the name of his or her biological father then an application would have to be made to the Court for a Declaration of Paternity for the biological to be declared the father, based on DNA testing, and further that the biological father's particulars to be added to the child's birth certificate.

If the Court date is near and the summons is not served said summons may be returned to the court's officer for a re-issue date.

In the case of a Warrant of Possession in a civil matter, this has a lifetime of six months, while a Warrant of Commitment expires one year after it has been issued.  A Bench Warrant, Warrant Disobedience of Summons and Warrants on Information has no time limit for execution.

A plaintiff may apply to the court for an extension of time for a Warrant of Possession to be executed, while after the expiration of one year on a Warrant of Commitment a further application will have to be made for a Commitment or Judgment Summons.