(LSRE)Copy and serve the documents

Copy and serve the documents

You'll need:

  • Your completed forms:
    • Application Response (Form F32)
    • Every Affidavit (Form F30) and every document you intend to refer to in court, if it hasn't already been filed at the registry as part of this case.
  • $25 to file an Application Response
  • The other person's address for service
  • An Affidavit of Ordinary Service (Form F16) (PDF) 

Make copies

Make four copies of all your completed documents and any exhibits or attachments:

  • The registry keeps the original.
  • One copy is for you.
  • Two copies are served on the other person.
  • One copy is to attach to the Affidavit of Ordinary Service (Form F16).

Serve (give) the documents to the other person

You need to serve the Application Response, Affidavits and any exhibits that have not already been served, on the other person within 5 business days of being served with the Notice of Application (Form F31).

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.
For more information on serving documents and help with filling out an Affidavit of Ordinary Service (Form F16), see Serve Supreme Court documents. If the other person doesn't attend the hearing, the Affidavit of Ordinary Service will prove to the judge that you served the documents.
Legally reviewed in October 2026
Updated on 2 October 2026