(LSNC)Complete and affirm a Financial Statement (Form F8), if required

Complete and affirm a Financial Statement (Form F8), if required

You'll need:

If you're applying for an undefended divorce, you don't need to provide financial information when you file your Notice of Family Claim (Form F3). Skip this step and go to Step 4.

For cases other than uncontested divorces, both you and the respondent must complete a Financial Statement (Form F8) if any of the following is true:

  • Either of you is claiming an amount that is different than the amount set out in the child support guidelines tables.
  • Either of you is claiming special or extraordinary expenses.
  • The child support is for stepchildren.
  • At least one of the children either of you are claiming support for is 19 or older.
  • You have two or more children, and each parent has custody of or most of the parenting time with one or more of those children.
  • Each parent has at least 40 percent of all parenting time (or has custody of or access to the children for 40 percent of the time).
  • The person being asked to pay child support makes more than $150,000 a year.
  • Either of you is claiming undue hardship.

The respondent must complete a Financial Statement if you make a claim for child or spousal support.

Instead of filing a Financial Statement (Form F8), the person being asked pay child support can file An Agreement as to Annual Income (F9). This is a much shorter and simpler document that says both spouses agree on the amount of the payor's income for calculating child support. See Common questions about the Supreme Court PDF forms for help using this form.

For help with the Financial Statement, see Complete a Supreme Court Financial Statement (Form F8).

Swear or affirm the Financial Statement (Form F8)

If you're required to file a Financial Statement (Form F8), you must swear or affirm that the information that appears in these documents is true. You have to do this in front of a:

  • lawyer,
  • notary public,
  • government agent, or
  • clerk at the court registry.

Bring photo identification with you.

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Updated on 7 December 2022