File the documents
You'll need:
- your completed Form 19 and the copies
- your affidavit (Form 45) if you have one
- if you filled out an affidavit, photo ID (such as a BC identity card, driver's lience, or passport)
Go to the Provincial Court registry at the courthouse where the application was filed.
Swear the affidavit at the registry
If you also filled out an affidavit (Form 45), you must swear or affirm that the information in the affidavit and any supporting documents is true. You can do this at the court registry for free. Once the document is sworn, it can't be changed.
The registry clerk will also look over the document to make sure you filled it out correctly.
Ask them if they can make three photocopies of the sworn affidavit.
File the documents
Give all your documents (Form 19 and Form 45) to the court registry clerk. They keep the original set of the documents, and stamp the other copies and return them to you.
If the registry clerk won't accept your documents, find out why and get legal advice.
- File your documents by email or mail, by fax, or by using Court Services Online.
- You don't have to swear your affidavit or financial statement. The judge may have you swear it at the hearing. Sign it by hand before filing.
- Filing by email: You can sign the forms using an electronic signature (not typewritten). However, affidavits must be signed by hand. Scan the signed document, and fill out and attach an Electronic Filing Statement (Form 51). Keep the original, as the court may order you to file it.
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