(LPFS)Introduction

A Provincial Court Financial Statement (Form 4) is a document that tells the judge about your income, expenses, assets, and debts.

You must fill out this form if:

• There's a claim for spousal or child support against you.
• You're claiming spousal support.
• You're claiming child support and any of the following apply:
  • You're claiming an amount other than the amount set out in the child support tables.
  • You're claiming for special or extraordinary expenses.
  • The child support is for stepchildren.
  • At least one of the children for whom you're claiming support is 19 or over.
  • Each parent has, or is applying for, at least 40 percent of the parenting time (split or shared parenting time).
  • Each parent has, or is applying to have, one child primarily in the care of one parent and another child primarily in the care of the other parent.
  • The person being asked to pay child support makes more than $150,000 a year.
  • Either spouse is claiming undue hardship.
• There's an application to set aside (cancel) or replace all or any part of an agreement that deals with child support.

See spousal support and child support for more information.