(SSJD)File your agreement, if you have one

File your agreement, if you have one

If you have an agreement about parenting arrangements, contact with a child, child support, and/or spousal support and you haven't yet filed it with the court, do that now. Filing your agreement is a simple process. (See File Your Agreement in Supreme Court.) You also save money if you do it before you file anything else.

Supreme Court registries accept filings in person or remotely by email, mail, fax (to fax filing registries), or using Court Services Online. 

Your family law agreement might cover various family law topics, such as parenting, support, and property and debt division. As long as it includes parenting, support, or both, it can be filed in court.

If you want to make changes to your agreement, talk to a lawyer before you file it.

You'll need

  • a copy of your signed parenting and/or support agreement
  • a blank Requisition (Form 17.1), and
  • $30 to pay the filing fee.

How to file your agreement

Make a copy of your signed parenting and/or support agreement.

Fill out the Requisition (Form F17.1) to ask the court to file the agreement.

On the first page, fill in your name as Claimant #1 and the other person's name as Claimant #2. Check the box to confirm that there are no orders made or currently being sought.

Take the Requisition, a copy of your agreement, and the $30 filing fee to the registry.

Fees sometimes change, so check the amount before you go. You can do this by calling the registry or checking the Supreme Court Family Rules. If you use Court Services Online, you can pay with a credit card, Interac Online, or BC Online. If you file your documents in person, you can pay with a card or online service, in cash, or with a certified cheque or money order made out to the Minister of Finance. Many court registries will also take debit cards, but check first.

You can file your agreement at the Supreme Court registry where an existing case between you and your spouse is filed. If no court action has been started, you can file at the registry closest to where you live.

The staff at the family registry counter checks that the agreement is complete. Then they take your payment and stamp the agreement with the court seal. If there's already an existing family law case, they put the agreement into your court file.

If no court action has been started, the registry will stamp a court file number on your agreement when you file it. You now have an open family law case. Put the same court file number on the rest of the forms you're preparing so the registry knows that you already have an open file. This way you won't have to pay the $200 fee to open a case when you file your Notice of Joint Family Claim.

Legally reviewed in October 2022
Updated on 28 February 2023

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