Copy, file, and serve the documents
You'll need
- Your completed documents:
- Notice of Application (Form F31)
- Affidavit (Form F30) to support the application (with any attachments)
- Any other supporting affidavits or documents that you intend to refer to at the hearing, but that haven't already been filed
- $80 to file a Notice of Application
- An Affidavit of Ordinary Service (Form F16)
Make copies
Make three copies of all your documents:
- One copy is for the registry
- One copy is for you
- One copy is served on the other person
Keep the originals somewhere safe.
File the documents at the Supreme Court registry
Take all the copies of your documents, plus the filing fee, to the registry. You'll need the filed Notice of Application to serve on the other person.
Serve the documents on the other person
Serve the documents on the other person, including the filed Notice of Application, at least eight full business days before the date set for the hearing. (This means that eight full business days must pass in between the day you serve the documents on the other person and the hearing day.)
You can serve these documents by ordinary service. This means that you can:
- leave the documents at the other person's address for service (the address they put on their court documents, such as their Notice of Application),
- mail the documents by regular post to the other person's address for service, or
- email or fax the documents, if the other person provided an email address or fax number as part of their address for service.
See Serve Supreme Court documents by ordinary service for more information on serving documents and help with filling out an Affidavit of Ordinary Service (Form F16).
If the other person doesn't attend the hearing, the Affidavit of Ordinary Service will prove to the judge that you served the documents in time.