Fill out and swear affidavit(s)
You'll need
- A completed Affidavit of Personal Service (PDF) (Form F15)
- A blank Affidavit (PDF) (Form F30)
The process server completes an Affidavit of Personal Service
If you hired a process server, they will provide you with a sworn Affidavit of Personal Service.
If a friend or relative is your process server, they'll need to fill out the affidavit. They need to attach the copies of the served documents and the photograph (if used) to the affidavit. Each copy must be marked as an "Exhibit" and labelled "A," "B," "C," etc. (depending on how many documents there are). If the documents aren't attached and properly marked, your affidavit won't be accepted by the court and you'll have to have the documents served again.
Your friend or relative must then take the affidavit (with the attachments) to a lawyer, notary public, or clerk at the court registry to swear or affirm that the documents have been served. (There's a fee for this.) The lawyer, notary, or clerk will sign the affidavit, and stamp and sign each attachment.
You can use the Affidavit of Personal Service as evidence that the documents were served on the other party.
Fill out an Affidavit (if a photograph was used)
If the server doesn't know the person being served and uses a photograph to identify them, you must also fill out an Affidavit (Form F30).
In the affidavit, you confirm that the photograph is a true likeness of the person being served. You must attach a copy of the same photograph to this Affidavit. The Affidavit has instructions to help you fill it out. You can either fill the form out online or print it and fill it out by hand (print neatly using dark-coloured ink).
Take your Affidavit (Form F30) to be sworn by a commissioner for taking affidavits. Lawyers and notaries public are always commissioners. Usually at least one person at the court registry or government agent's office is a commissioner. Ask about the fee, as different offices charge different amounts for the same service. To find out who else can act as a commissioner, see Who can swear an affidavit?.