case-setup

Case Setup

Walk the user through setting up a complete family court evidence vault. This is the foundation everything else builds on.

Step 1: Gather Case Basics

Ask the user (use AskUserQuestion) for:

• Court and registry (e.g., Federal Circuit and Family Court, Newcastle)
• File number (if they have one yet)
• Their role (applicant/respondent, father/mother)
• Whether they have a solicitor or are self-representing
• The other party's name and whether they have a solicitor
• Child(ren)'s names and dates of birth
• Current living arrangements
• What outcome they're seeking

Step 2: Create the Vault Structure

Create an Obsidian vault in the user's workspace folder with this structure:

[Case Name]/
├── HOME.md                    — Navigation hub
├── CASE-DETAILS.md            — Case basics (fill from Step 1)
├── MASTER-TIMELINE.md         — Chronological event record
├── PEOPLE-MAP.md              — Everyone involved
├── DASHBOARD.md               — Dataview live queries
├── patterns.md                — Behavioural pattern catalogue
├── _system/
│   ├── analysis-framework.md  — 13-point forensic protocol
│   └── attribution-standards.md — Quote accuracy standards
├── _templates/                — 8 document templates
│   ├── incident.md
│   ├── communication.md
│   ├── affidavit_note.md
│   ├── court_order.md
│   ├── pattern_note.md
│   ├── legal_letter.md
│   ├── strategy_note.md
│   └── person_profile.md
├── analysis/
│   ├── INDEX.md
│   ├── EVIDENCE-MATRIX.md
│   ├── CROSS-DOCUMENT-ANALYSIS.md
│   └── COINCIDENCE-MAP.md
├── legal-documents/
│   └── INDEX.md
├── communications/
│   └── INDEX.md
├── timeline/
│   └── INDEX.md
├── people/
│   └── INDEX.md
├── legal-research/
│   └── INDEX.md
└── .obsidian/
    ├── app.json
    ├── core-plugins.json
    └── appearance.json

Read the reference files in references/ for the complete content of each vault file.

Step 3: Pre-populate

Fill in CASE-DETAILS.md with the information gathered in Step 1. Create initial people profiles for the user, the other parent, and each child.