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The "Note of Issue" is primarily used to inform the court that the matter is prepared for trial. One of the parties' solicitors would typically write and submit a "Note of Issue" form in a contentious divorce. The petitioner's (the spouse who initiated the divorce) attorney draughts and files the document; however, the respondent's attorney may also file it.