The paper provides a set of instructions on how to draft minutes. In doing that, it provides specific tips relating to the language that should be used, the proper organization of minutes, the recitals (which will serve to set the stage for how and when the settlement was arrived upon), and the substantive provisions. The paper also includes a set of templates of minutes relating to a multitude of actions.

This paper was presented at the Family Law Beyond the Basics program which was held in Edmonton on March 1, 2011 and in Calgary on March 16, 2011.