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Fill out the forms

You'll need

If you don't work things out at the Judicial Case Conference (JCC), you must fill out:

  • a Notice of Application (Form F31), and
  • an Affidavit (Form F30) as evidence to support the application.

You can fill out these forms on your computer, or print the PDF and fill it out by hand.

Notice of Application (Form F31)

Follow these steps to fill out the first part of the Notice of Application:

  • After filling out the PDF form, click the button Preview and Sign Document. Or to fill it out by hand, click Preview Blank Copy and print it.
  • Fill in your court file number at the top of the form and choose your Supreme Court registry from the drop-down menu. Use the same registry where your agreement or orders are filed.
  • Fill in your name as the claimant and check Filing Party. Add the other person's name as the respondent and check Affected Party.
  • On the lines below the heading Notice of Application, fill in your names and the address of your Supreme Court registry. You're the applicant and the other person is the person affected.
  • For the date and time, you can either:
    • leave it blank and get a date and time for your hearing when you go to the registry, or
    • check the BC Supreme Court Scheduling page and put an available date on the form. To find out what dates are available, select the registry where you're filing your Notice of Application from the drop-down. Download the PDF that has the available dates for Family Chambers or Chambers and choose a date that suits you. Phone the registry if you need help.

In Part 1: Order(s) sought, tell the court what orders you're asking for. See What happens if you don't follow a parenting agreement or order? for more information about what orders the court can make.

In Part 2: Factual basis, tell the court why you're asking for an order. Describe what the other person has done or is doing to break the terms of your parenting agreement or order.

In Part 3: Legal basis, tell the court if you're relying on a law or legal argument in asking to enforce the agreement or order.

In Part 4: Material to be relied on, on each of the lines fill in the number 1, your name, and the date you make your Affidavit (Form F30). List any other affidavits you want to use.

Affidavit (Form F30)

Your Affidavit (Form F30) is the evidence that supports your application. In your Affidavit, you must include information about:

  • your arrangements for parenting,
  • what the other person did or didn't do that went against your agreement or order, and
  • the consequences (for example, you had to pay for childcare, your children were upset, etc.).

Attach your order or agreement to the Affidavit as an exhibit.

Once you've filled in all the information, you need to have the Affidavit sworn. A commissioner for taking affidavits will witness your signature.

Swear or affirm the Affidavit

After you've completed the Affidavit you must swear or affirm that the information that appears in it is true. You can have it sworn by a:

  • lawyer,
  • notary public, or
  • commissioner for taking affidavits.

There will usually be at least one clerk at a court registry able to swear affidavits.

Some people charge more for this service than others.

If you're going to a lawyer or a notary public, make sure they can swear or affirm the document for you. Mention that the document is an affidavit and attachments and make an appointment if you need to. Tell the person that you don't need advice.

Take photo identification (ID) with you. The person swearing the documents will check your ID. Then they'll ask if you've read the affidavit and if you swear (or affirm) that the contents are true to the best of your knowledge and belief. If you answer yes, you sign the documents, and the person witnesses your signature.

Updated on 16 January 2024

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