(LPRC)Fill out the forms

Fill out the forms

You'll need:

  • The applicant's Application Respecting Existing Orders or Agreements (Form 2)
  • Their Financial Statement (Form 4), if they filed one
  • A blank Reply (Form 3)
  • A blank Financial Statement (Form 4) (if they're applying for a change to a support order)

If you didn't receive copies of the applicant's completed forms, go to the Family Court registry where the original order was made to get the missing document(s).

You can download blank forms and instructions for filling them out from the links above. If you download forms, you can fill them out online and then print them, or print them and fill them out neatly by hand in dark-coloured ink. You can also get free printed forms from the Family Court registry in the town or city where you live.

If you need help with these forms, see Where can you get help with filling out court forms?.
You'll often be referred to as the respondent in these forms. The person applying to change the order will often be called the applicant.

Read all the documents in the application carefully so that you understand:

  • what the application is about, and
  • what the court is being asked to do.

Then complete the Reply and the Financial Statement.

Following the instructions on the form:

  • Indicate what you disagree with in the Application Respecting Existing Orders or Agreements (Form 2) and why.
  • Indicate where you don't agree with what the other person is asking for, and clearly set out what changes you want the court to make.
  • Complete the "Counterclaim (respondent's own application)" section of the form if you want to apply for an order yourself.
If the application you're responding to doesn't involve child or spousal support, you don't need to file a Financial Statement (Form 4). You can go directly to Step 3.

See our guide Complete a Provincial Court Financial Statement (Form 4) for detailed instructions for filling out this form.

Updated on 13 April 2021