Court forms
Here are links to the Provincial and Supreme Court forms used in the self-help guides on this site, as well as some links to sample completed forms. Choose your court below to see the links to the forms. To find out what to do with the forms after you've completed them, follow the step-by-step instructions in our self-help guides.
Important: Most of the PDF forms are stored on the Courthouse Services website: Supreme Court — Provincial Court. Most of the sample forms are on JP Boyd on Family Law: Supreme Court — Provincial Court. We just link to them here for your convenience.
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Name | Form number | Description |
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Affidavit (guardianship, Supreme Court) | F101 | Use this special Affidavit to apply to become the guardian of a child if you are a parent who doesn't have guardianship or a non-parent (relative or non-relative) who wants to become the child's guardian. An affidavit is a written statement that contains facts that you swear or affirm to be true to support your case. See How can you become a guardian? for more information about how to apply for guardianship. |
Affidavit (Supreme Court) PDF | Word Sample (PDF) | F30 | A document that states facts that you swear under oath or affirm to be true in front of a commissioner for taking affidavits (could be a lawyer or notary public). Use this form to create an affidavit:
See How to draft a Supreme Court affidavit for help with what to put into your affidavit. |
Affidavit in Support of Order to Waive Fees PDF | Word | F86 | Use this form to list the facts that support your application for an order that says you don't have to pay court fees if you can't afford them. This affidavit must be sworn or affirmed. |
Affidavit of Ordinary Service PDF | Word Sample (PDF) | F16 | Use this form to prove in court that court documents have been delivered to the person they're intended for according to the rules of court. |
Affidavit of Personal Service PDF | Word Sample (PDF) | F15 | Use this form to prove in court that court documents have been personally delivered, by someone other than the parties involved, to the person they're intended for, according to the rules of court. |
Affidavit — Desk Order Divorce PDF | Word Sample (PDF) | F38 | Use this form to set out the required facts of the marriage and separation, and to give information about the children, if any, in an application for an undefended (uncontested) sole or joint divorce. It may also be used to apply for a consent order if you've resolved all the issues in your case but don't need a divorce (because, for example, you aren't married). |
Agreement as to Annual Income PDF | Word | F9 | Use this form if both parties agree on the income of the party who'll be paying child support. This form is simpler to complete than a Financial Statement (Form F8), and you won't need to swear or affirm the contents. |
Application Record Index PDF | Word Sample (PDF) | If you're going to Chambers, you need to create an Application Record, a loose-leaf ring binder that contains photocopies of the information and evidence you'll give to the judge/master. Use this form to create the table of contents and list all the documents in your Application Record. | |
Application Response PDF | Word Sample (PDF) | F32 | Use this form to respond to a Notice of Application (F31). |
Appointment | F55 | Use this form to book a time with the registrar to work out the terms of an order when you and the other party can't agree about what the judge ordered. |
Certificate of Divorce Sample (PDF) | F56 | This form proves that you're divorced. It is signed and issued by the court registrar after your divorce is final. |
Certificate of Pleadings PDF | Word | F36 | Use this form when you file your application for divorce. The court registrar must sign it to verify that your documents are in order before they send them to the judge. |
Child Support Affidavit PDF | Word Sample (PDF) | F37 | Use this form to outline what financial arrangements have been made for the children if you're applying for an undefended (uncontested) sole or joint divorce or to get a final consent order when all the issues are settled and you don't need a divorce. |
Consent for Child Protection Record Check | F102 | Use this form to give the court permission to carry out the necessary Ministry of Children and Family Development records check on you when you apply for guardianship of a child. See How can you become a guardian? for more information about how to apply for guardianship. |
Consent Order (Supreme Court) PDF | Word Sample (PDF) | F33 | Use this form if you're applying for an interim order or an order to change a final order, and you and the other party agree on what the order should say. See How to draft a Supreme Court order for help with what to put into your order. |
Counterclaim PDF | Word Sample (PDF) | F5 | Use this form to ask the court to make the orders you want for child or spousal support, parenting, or about family property or debt if you're responding to a Notice of Family Claim (F3). This document tells the court more about you and your spouse, the details of your marriage (relationship) and separation, and everything that you want the court to order. |
Demand | F99 | If you want the other party to use the new forms instead of documents filed before July 1, 2010, you can complete and serve a Demand (F99) on the other party, and the other party must file the requested document within 21 days of being served with the Demand. |
Electronic Filing Statement | F96 | Use this form to confirm that the document you've e-filed shows your original signature and is a true copy of the original paper version of the document that you filed electronically. |
Fax Cover Sheet | F95 | Use this form as a cover sheet when serving Supreme Court documents on the other party by fax. |
Final Order PDF | Word Sample (PDF) | F52 | Use this form to set out the details of what you are asking the court to order after a hearing (except for a changed order, interim order, or order made without notice and without a hearing). For example, use it if you're making a joint or sole application for an undefended divorce. This form will become the final order for your divorce once it has been signed by the judge. See How to draft a Supreme Court order for help with what to put into your order. |
Financial Statement Sample (PDF) | F8 | Use this form to tell the judge/master about your income, expenses, assets, and debts. Must be filed in some cases if you apply for child support, and in all cases when you apply for or respond to an application for spousal support or respond to an application for child support. See How to deal with a Supreme Court Financial Statement (Form F8) for information on how to fill out this form and what to do with it. |
List of Documents | F20 | Use this form during the discovery process to list all the documents that you have or had in your possession or control that could be used by any party at trial to prove or disprove a material fact and all other documents that you intend to refer to at trial. That means you have to share documents even if they aren't helpful to you. You must serve the List of Documents on the other party. The other party can then ask for copies of any of the documents. You can’t use any documents at trial that you didn't include on your List of Documents. If you wish to add any documents, you must amend the form and serve it on the other party again. |
Litigants' Guide to Judicial Case Conferences | This isn't actually a form, but rather a guide to Judicial Case Conferences (JCC). Read it to prepare for your JCC. | |
Notice of Address for Service Sample (PDF) | F10 | Use this form to add or change the address at which you want to have documents served on you. You must fill out the form, file it at the court registry, and have it served on the other party before the change will take effect. |
Notice of Application PDF | Word Sample (PDF) | F31 | Use this form if you've filed a Notice of Family Claim (F3) and are applying for an interim order or applying to change an order. You can also use this form to enforce a parenting order or agreement, or to set aside an agreement. It sets out what type of order you want, what evidence you'll use, what the legal basis is for the order, and how long you think the hearing will take. See How to draft a Supreme Court order for help with what to put into your Notice of Application. |
Notice of Discontinuance Sample (PDF) | F39 | Use this form to end all or part of a family law case. This notice can be given only if a Notice of Trial (F44) hasn't been filed. |
Notice of Family Claim PDF | Word Sample (PDF) | F3 | Use this form to start most family law cases, including an application for parenting, child or spousal support, or family property and debt orders. It sets out information about you and the other party, your relationship, and the final orders you want. If you're applying jointly with your spouse for any of these orders and/or a divorce, use a Notice of Joint Family Claim (F1). Tip: The five schedules are in the PDF form but they don't appear when you first open the file. To make them appear, either:
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Notice of Intention to Proceed PDF | Word | F48 | Use this form if there's been a delay of a year or more in your Supreme Court action (that is, no step has been taken) and you want to start it up again. This form notifies the other party that you want to continue with the court action, even though you may seem to have abandoned it. |
Notice of Joint Family Claim PDF | Word Sample (PDF) | F1 | Use this form to start an application for an undefended family law case if you're applying jointly with your spouse. You must agree on how to settle all your issues. This form sets out information about you and the other party, about your relationship, and about the final order you want. Tip: The five schedules are in the PDF form but they don't appear when you first open the file. To make them appear, either:
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Notice of Judicial Case Conference PDF | Word Sample (PDF) | F19 | File this form at the court registry to request a date and time for your Judicial Case Conference (JCC) and give it to the other party to let them know the date and time of the JCC. You're required to set and attend a JCC before applying for most contested family orders. There are some exceptions. See the relevant self-help guide for more information. |
Notice of Publication | F11 | Use this form to let the other party know that you've filed a Notice of Family Claim (F3) or Counterclaim (F5) by publishing a "legal notice" in, for example, the classified section of the local newspaper. The court may allow this alternative method of personal service if the person to be served can't be found or is avoiding service of the documents. |
Notice of Trial | F44 | Use this form to officially schedule your trial. You can only file this form once you've reserved trial dates either at a Judicial Case Conference or with the Trial Coordinator at the court registry. You must file the Notice of Trial and serve it on the other party within 30 days of reserving your trial dates. |
Notice of Withdrawal Sample (PDF) | F40 | Use this form if you change your mind and want to withdraw your Response to Family Claim (F4) or any of the individual claims made in your Response. |
Notice of Withdrawal from Joint Family Law Case Sample (PDF) | F2 | Use this form if you decide you disagree with any claim filed in a Notice of Joint Family Claim (F1), and you no longer agree on the orders you want the court to make. |
Notice of Withdrawal in Family Law Case in Which a Divorce Is Claimed | F7 | Use this form when you change your mind about any claim filed in a Notice of Family Claim (F3), a Response to Family Claim (F4), a Counterclaim (F5), or a Response to Counterclaim (F6) and you want to officially withdraw something you have put in one of these documents. |
Notice to Admit | F24 | Use this form to ask the other party to "admit" the truth of certain facts and documents, usually facts that aren't controversial. This way neither of you has to take the time to prove them at trial. A Notice to Admit is an effective tool for speeding up your case and shortening the trial. The facts you agree to are called admissions. |
Notice to Cross-examine | F43 | Use this form within 28 days of a Supreme Court trial in which you want to cross-examine the person who created a Section 211 child-related assessment for your case. See step 2 of How to schedule and prepare for your Supreme Court trial for more information about how to use this form. |
Order Made After Application PDF | Word Sample (PDF) | F51 | Use this form when you apply for an interim order or an order to vary (change) an existing order and the other party doesn't agree. Set out the details of what you want the judge to order. If the judge/master decides to grant the order you asked for, he or she will sign the form and it will become an official court order. See How to draft a Supreme Court order for help with what to put into your order. |
Order Made at Judicial Case Conference PDF | Word Sample (PDF) | F51.1 | Use this form when you and the other party have agreed on terms at a Judicial Case Conference. Set out the details of what you have agreed to. If the judge/master decides to grant the order you have agreed to, he or she will sign the form and it will become an official court order. See How to draft a Supreme Court order for help with what to put into your order. |
Order Made Without Notice | F34 | Use this form when you apply for an order without providing notice to the other party. Set out the details of what you want the judge/master to order. If the judge/master decides to grant the order you ask for, he or she will sign the form and it will become an official court order. |
Order to Waive Fees PDF | Word | F85 | Use this form to draft the details of what you want the judge to order when you apply for an order to waive fees because you can't afford to pay court fees. If the judge/master decides to grant the order you ask for, he or she will sign the form and it will become an official court order. |
Petition to the Court Sample (PDF) | F73 | Use this form to start some types of family law cases, including when you apply to change a support or custody order made under the Divorce Act by a court outside BC if there is no existing family law case in BC. Other types of cases started by petition are listed in Supreme Court Family Rule 3-1. |
Protection Order (Supreme Court) | F54 | Use this form to set out the details of what you want the court to order when you apply for an order to protect you or a family member. If the judge/master decides to grant the order you ask for, he or she will sign the form and it will become an official court order. |
Registration of Divorce | JUS 280 | Use this form to register your divorce application with the federal government. |
Request for Protection Order Registry Search | PFA914 | Use this form to give the court permission to carry out the necessary Permission Order Registry check on you when you apply for guardianship of a child. See How can you become a guardian? for more information about how to apply for guardianship. |
Request for Service of Family Protection Order | PFA 916 | Use this form when you apply for a family law protection order to ask the court to arrange to serve (deliver) the granted protection order on the other party to avoid putting anyone at risk. |
Requisition PDF | Word | F17 | Use this requisition to request something from the court or to accompany documents you're filing (for example, when you apply for a consent order or to apply for an exemption from a JCC). The self-help guides on this site set out when you need to use a Requisition (F17). |
Requisition (to file an agreement) | F17.1 | Use this requisition to accompany an agreement you're filing at the Supreme Court registry. How to file your agreement in Supreme Court sets out when you need to use this Requisition (F17.1). |
Requisition (undefended family law case) PDF | Word Sample (PDF) | F35 | Use this requisition for an undefended (uncontested) family law case (for example, a desk order divorce). This form lists the documents that are filed with your application for an undefended family law case. You must file all the necessary documents or your application will be rejected. |
Requisition for Consent Order or for Order Without Notice PDF | Word | F29 | Use this requisition when you apply for an order where both parties agree or where no notice has been given to the other party. Or use it to apply for an order for substituted service (once you've tried everything you can to serve the documents on the other party). The requisition informs the court registry that you're applying for one of these orders. |
Response to Counterclaim Sample (PDF) | F6 | Use this form to respond to the other party's Counterclaim (F5). |
Response to Family Claim PDF | Word Sample (PDF) | F4 | Use this form to respond to the other party's Notice of Family Claim (F3). |
Summons to a Committal Hearing Under the Family Maintenance Enforcement Act | F64 | If your spouse continues to fail to pay child/spousal support (maintenance), use this form to ask the judge/master to order your spouse to attend a court hearing and explain. If your spouse doesn’t appear, he or she can be arrested and jailed. |
Summons to a Default Hearing Under the Family Maintenance Enforcement Act | F63 | If your spouse fails to pay support/maintenance, use this form to ask the judge/master to order your spouse to attend a court hearing and explain. |
Supreme Court cover page (Blank) Word | Use this form to create a cover page for Supreme Court documents. | |
Trial Brief | F45 | Use this form to describe your case and file it at the registry at least 7 days before your Supreme Court trial management conference. See step 3 of How to schedule and prepare for your Supreme Court trial for more information about how to use this form. |
Trial Certificate | F46 | File this form at the court registry at least 14 (but no more than 28) days before your trial starts to indicate that you're ready to start the trial, all examinations for discovery have been completed, how long you estimate the trial will take, and that the Trial Management Conference has been held. See step 9 of How to schedule and prepare for your Supreme Court trial for more information about how to use this form. |
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Name | Form number | Description |
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Affidavit (guardianship, Provincial Court) | 34 | Use this special Affidavit to apply to become the guardian of a child if you are a parent who doesn't have guardianship or a non-parent (relative or non-relative) who wants to become the child's guardian. An affidavit is a written statement that contains facts that you swear or affirm to be true to support your case. See How can you become a guardian? for more information about how to apply for guardianship. |
Affidavit (Provincial Court) | 17 | Use this form to create a document that states facts that you want to present to the court when you apply for an order (for example, for guardianship or support) and that you swear under oath or affirm to be true. A lawyer, notary public, or commissioner for taking affidavits must witness your signature. |
Application Respecting Existing Orders or Agreements Sample (PDF) | 2 | Use this form to apply to change, terminate (end), or suspend (put on hold) an existing Provincial Court order, or to set aside a part of, or replace, an agreement, if your circumstances have changed since the order was made/agreement was filed. |
Application to Obtain an Order Sample (PDF) | 1 | Use this form to apply for a new order in Provincial Court, including an order for parenting or child or spousal support. It sets out information about you and the other party, your relationship, and the final orders you want. |
Consent | 19 | Use this form as part of your application for an order when you and the other party agree on the terms of your court order. |
Consent for Child Protection Record Check (Provincial Court) | F102 | Use this form to give the court permission to carry out the necessary Ministry of Children and Family Development records check on you when you apply for guardianship of a child. See How can you become a guardian? for more information about how to apply for guardianship. |
Consent Order (Provincial Court) | 20 | Use this form to draft an order when you and the other party agree on the terms of your court order. Once the judge signs it, this becomes your consent order. |
Fax Cover Page | 10 | Use this form as a cover page when serving Provincial Court documents by fax on the other party. |
Financial Statement (Provincial Court) Sample (PDF) | 4 | Use this Provincial Court form to tell the judge about your income, expenses, assets, and debts. Must be filed in some cases if you apply for child support, and in all cases when you apply for or respond to an application for spousal support or respond to an application for child support. See How to deal with a Provincial Court Financial Statement (Form 4) for information on how to fill out this form and what to do with it. |
Notice by Advertisement | 12 | Use this form to let the other party know that you've filed an application for a Provincial Court order by publishing a "legal notice" in, for example, the classified section of the local newspaper. The court may allow this alternative method of personal service if the person to be served can't be found or is avoiding service of the documents. |
Notice of Motion Sample (PDF) | 16 | Use this form to apply for an interim or procedural order in Provincial Court after you’ve started your case by filing either an Application to Obtain an Order or an Application Respecting Existing Orders or Agreements. |
Notice of Motion in Maintenance Enforcement Proceedings | 24 | Use this form to ask a judge to make an order to deal with any side issue related to enforcing a maintenance order. |
Protection Order (Provincial Court) | 25 | This form sets out conditions for the person named in the order to follow that are meant to protect a family member from family violence. When the judge makes the protection order, the court clerk fills out the form and, once the judge signs it, it becomes an official court order. |
Referral Request | 6 | Use this form to confirm that you met with a family justice counsellor and to set out the results of that meeting. |
Reply Sample (PDF) | 3 | Use this form to respond to an application in Provincial Court for a new order (or to change an order) by the other party. In this form, you can explain what parts of the application you agree with and what parts you don’t agree with. You can also ask the court to make the orders you want by filling out the Counterclaim portion of the form. |
Request | 18 | Use this form to request a desk consent order, so that a court appearance isn’t required. |
Request for Protection Order Registry Search (Provincial Court) | PFA914 | Use this form to give the court permission to carry out the necessary Permission Order Registry check on you when you apply for guardianship of a child. See How can you become a guardian? for more information about how to apply for guardianship. |
Request for Service of Family Protection Order (Provincial Court) | PFA 916 | Use this form when you apply for a family law protection order to ask the court to arrange to serve (deliver) the granted protection order on the other party to avoid putting anyone at risk. |
Statement of Finances (FMEA) | 073 | Use this form to provide financial information to the Family Maintenance Enforcement Program (FMEP) if you are a maintenance payor and your maintenance order is enrolled with the FMEP. |
More about the Provincial Court forms
See Courthouse Services' Family Court Forms page for a list of all the blank forms available.
You can also get free printed forms from the Family Court registry in your community.
Name | Form number | Description |
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Claim and Request for Information and Notice |
P1 | Use this form to give notice to your ex-spouse's pension plan that you're claiming an interest in the pension. |
Request for Designation as Limited Member |
P2 | Use this form to make the non-member spouse a limited member of the pension plan. For more information, see What you need to know about dividing pensions and other employment benefits: Spouse becomes a limited member. |
Request for Transfer from Defined Contribution Account |
P3 | Use this form to allow the non-member spouse to apply for a transfer of the share of benefits that are in a defined contribution account. For more information, see What you need to know about dividing pensions and other employment benefits: Immediate transfer — Defined contribution plan. |
Request by Limited Member for Transfer or Separate Pension |
P4 | Use this form to allow a limited member to choose whether to receive their share of a pension as a lump
sum transfer or a separate pension. |
Appointment of Standby or Testamentary Guardian |
2 | Use this form to name a stand-by or testamentary guardian for your children in case you're no longer able to look after them. For more information, see What will happen if you die or can't take care of your child? |
Problems?
I can't find the form I want
If the Supreme Court form you need isn't listed above, you can find it on Courthouse Services' Supreme Court Family Rules Forms page.
If the Provincial Court form you need isn't listed above, you can find it on Courthouse Services' Provincial Family Forms page.
Some of the Supreme Court and Provincial Court forms are available in Microsoft Word format on the JP Boyd on Family Law Wikibook.
The PDF form won't open or I get an error message
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I need someone to help me
If you want in-person help, see Filling out court forms — Who can help. If you're in Vancouver, the Vancouver Justice Access Centre's Self-Help and Information Services can help you.
Questions about the Supreme Court forms?
Can't figure out how to get started?
The following forms are somewhat complicated:
- Counterclaim (F5)
- Final Order (F52)
- Notice of Application (F31)
- Notice of Family Claim (F3)
- Notice of Joint Family Claim (F1)
- Response to Counterclaim (F6)
- Response to Family Claim (F4)
To get additional instructions and answers to your technical questions about these forms, you have three options:
- Watch How to Use the Supreme Court Family Forms (video).
- Read our fact sheet Frequently asked technical questions about the Supreme Court family forms.
- See the Supreme Court Civil and Family Forms "How To" Guide on the Courthouse Services website.
Trying to figure out how the generated forms work?
When you first open certain Supreme Court forms (see list below), only part of the form appears:
- After you fill out the first part, click Generate Form. The rest of the form will appear. What sections it contains depends on what you filled out in the first part.
- Fill out the rest and click This form is complete and ready for submission.
- Click Save Form (if you want to save the form as a PDF).
- Click Click here to PRINT Form.
- Affidavit — Desk Order Divorce (F38)
- Child Support Affidavit (F37)
- Final Order (F52)
- Order to Waive Fees (F85)
- Protection Order (F54)