Prepare the court documents
You'll need
- A Notice of Application (Form F31)
- An Affidavit (Form F30)
- A Financial Statement (Form F8), if applicable and not already complete
Fill out the forms and complete the documents
For information about what to put into the Notice of Application, see:
For help writing the Affidavit, see:
- Checklist of information to include in an affidavit or bring to court
- How do you write an affidavit?
- Write an affidavit
For help filling out a Financial Statement (if you're applying to change an order for child or spousal support), see:
The forms contain technical instructions to help you fill them out. For more help using the forms, see:
You'll have to include a hearing date on the Notice of Application. Go to the court registry where you'll be filing your documents and ask them for a hearing date.
Swear or affirm the documents
After you've completed the Affidavit (Form F30) and Financial Statement (Form F8) and attached all the relevant documents, you must swear or affirm that the information that appears in these documents is true. You have to swear or affirm your documents in front of a lawyer, notary public, government agent, or clerk at the court registry.