(LSSA)Wait and respond

Wait and respond

You'll need

  • To wait up to 14 days to receive the other person's response
  • An Affidavit (Form F30), if they raised new facts or issues in their response
The other person has 14 business days from the time they're served with your Notice of Application (and other documents) to respond to the application. They do this by filing documents at the court registry and then serving them on you.

If they agree with your application

If the other person agrees with what you're asking for, you can either:

  • sit down and work out a new agreement together, or
  • both show up in court on the date set for the hearing and ask for a consent order.

If they don't agree with your application

If the other person opposes the application, they must file their response at the court registry and serve you with a copy of their response within 14 business days of being served with your documents.

You only need to file a responding Affidavit if the other person has raised new facts or issues in their Affidavit that you haven't already addressed, and that you believe need a response. If you don't need to file a responding Affidavit, you can go straight to Step 5.

In your responding Affidavit, respond only to those new issues or facts that you haven't already addressed in your earlier Affidavit to support the application. Your responding Affidavit must contain:

  • a description of who you are, and
  • your response to the new facts or issues raised in the other person's Affidavit.

You must file your responding Affidavit with the registry and serve it on the other person no later than 4 pm on the business day that's one full business day before the hearing date.

For help writing the Affidavit, see:

The Affidavit contains technical instructions to help you fill it out. For more help, see:

The court rules say that, after you file this affidavit, no one can file new affidavits unless you both consent (agree).

Updated on 7 December 2022