(LSCC)Make an Application Record

You'll need

• Three-ring binders big enough to hold all the documents related to your case (1‑inch or 1.5‑inch are common)
• Two sets of tabbed binder dividers numbered 1 to 15 or higher
• Some loose-leaf paper
• A three-hole punch
• A Supreme Court Application Record title page
• An Application Record index
• Two elastic bands big enough to go around the binders

An Application Record is a loose-leaf ring binder, divided by tabs, that contains the evidence that the judge or master will use to decide whether to change your order. It includes a table of contents (called an index), and contains photocopies of the documents you've collected, including those sent by the other person.

You need two copies of the Application Record — one for you and one for the court. The court copy will be returned to you at the end of the court hearing. You don't have to make a copy for the other person.

What goes in an Application Record

The Application Record can include draft orders, written arguments, lists of authorities (any case, textbook, article, or statute you might use to support your argument), or a draft bill of costs.

Make cover page

Prepare a cover page for the outside of the binder that contains:

• the style of proceedings (names of both of you), court file number, and registry,
• the title "APPLICATION RECORD" and a brief description of what the material is about (for example, "Application to change an order for child support"),
• contact information for each of you or your lawyers, including addresses for service, phone and fax numbers, or email addresses that the registry can use to contact you,
• the time, date, and place of the hearing,
• the name of the person or lawyer who's filing the Application Record, and
• the estimated length of time for the hearing.

Make an Application Record title page

Prepare a title page for the inside of the binder. The title page should have the style of cause, your name and the other person's name, and the name(s) of your lawyer(s), if any. The style of cause is in your previous order (all the information above the title of the document). Copy this information exactly as it appears on your order.

Add the dividers and documents

• Number your tabbed divider pages consecutively starting at 1, if they aren't already numbered.
• Punch holes in each page of your remaining set of photocopied documents, and put them into the binder behind the numbered tabs in the following order:
  • Behind Tab 1, insert one copy of the filed Application (Form F31).
    You must also include an extra loose copy of the Notice of Application (Form F31) with your Application Record. On that copy, highlight or mark in some way which orders you'll be referring to at the hearing.
  • Behind Tab 2, insert the Application Response (Form F32) from the other person (if you receive one).
• Insert the remaining documents behind the subsequent tabs in the following order:
  • Your Affidavit to support the application
  • Any of your previous Affidavits that you want the court to consider
  • An Affidavit in response to the application from the other person, if you receive one
  • Your responding Affidavit, if any
  • Your most recent Financial Statement (Form F8) and any attachments
  • The other person's most recent Financial Statement and any attachments, if you received them
• Insert any of the other person's Affidavits and Financial Statements behind tabs

Make an index

Download a blank Application Record index form and use it to create a table of contents for the Application Record. List all the documents in the Application Record in the table of contents. Insert the completed index before Tab 1 and behind the title page.

Make a second Application Record

Repeat the whole process to create a second Application Record.