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)
- Financial Statement (Form 8), if required
- 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
- Someone to serve the documents on the other person
Make copies
Make three copies of all your documents:
- The registry will keep the original
- One copy's for you
- One copy's served on the other person
- One copy's to attach to the Affidavit of Personal Service (Form F15)
File the documents at the registry
Take all the copies of your documents, plus the filing fee, to the registry more than 21 business days before the date set for the hearing. (This means that 21 business days must pass in between the day you serve the documents and the hearing day.)
A clerk at the registry will take your money, check your documents, stamp them with the court seal, and put the originals into the file for your case. The three copies of the forms will be returned to you.
Serve the documents on the other person
Serve the documents on the respondent, including the filed Notice of Application, at least 21 business days before the date set for the hearing. (This means that 21 business days must pass in between the day you serve the documents and the hearing day.)
Have the Affidavit of Personal Service (Form F15) ready to show in court in case the other person doesn't show up. This will prove to the judge that the other person has the documents and knows about the hearing.