(LSCC)Wait and respond

Wait and respond

You'll need

  • To wait up to 14 days to receive the other person's response
  • An Affidavit (Form F30), if they raised new facts or issues in their response
The other person has 14 business days from the time they're served with your Notice of Application (Form F31) and other documents to respond to the application. They do this by filing documents at the court registry and serving them on you.

If they agree with your application

If the other person agrees with what you're asking for, you can follow the process to get a consent order, which is simpler and might not involve going to court.

If they won't oppose your application

If the other person isn't opposed to what you're asking for, but won't come to court to tell the judge and won't sign a draft consent order, you'll still go to your scheduled hearing. When you appear in court, tell the judge that your application is not opposed.

If they still don't agree with your application

If the other person opposes the application, they must file their response at the court registry, and serve you with a copy of their response within 14 business days of being served with your documents.

You only need to file a responding Affidavit if the other person has raised new facts or issues in their Affidavit that you haven't already addressed, and that you believe require a response. If you don't need to file a responding Affidavit, you can go directly to Step 5.

In your responding Affidavit (Form F30), respond only to those new issues or facts that you haven't already addressed in your earlier Affidavit to support the application. Your responding Affidavit must contain:

  • a description of who you are, and
  • your response to the new facts or issues raised in the other person's Affidavit.

You must file your responding Affidavit with the registry and serve it on the other person no later than 4 pm on the business day that's one full business day before the hearing date.

For help writing the Affidavit, see:

The Affidavit contains technical instructions to help you fill it out. For more help, see

Updated on 13 December 2022