Supreme Court

Write an affidavit

Section 3: Child support (Optional)

 

I am the:

claimant
respondent
Child/children's names:

 

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General information

I swear this affidavit because:

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I am applying to this Court for child support in accordance with the child support guidelines.

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I am applying to this Court for special or extraordinary expenses in accordance with section 7 of the child support guidelines.

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I am applying to this Court for child support retroactive to .

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I am responding to an application to this Court for child support.

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I am applying to this Court to change the child support order or agreement currently in place.

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I am applying to this Court to cancel or change the amount of arrears or interest I owe on child support.

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Other:

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The current child support arrangements are:

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No child support is being paid.

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Child support has been paid by me as follows:

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Child support has been paid by the (claimant/respondent) as follows:

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Other:

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There are no previous agreements or orders about child support in place.

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There are previous agreements or orders of the court, dated , in place about child support. Attached as Exhibit in chronological order are copies of all agreements or orders regarding child support.

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The previous agreement or order was filed with the BC Family Maintenance Agency on .

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As of , has accrued in arrears for unpaid child support pursuant to an agreement or order. Attached as Exhibit is a copy of the BC Family Maintenance Agency account showing the support and arrears owing as of .

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Since the previous agreements or orders of this Court about child support, dated , the following change in circumstances has occurred:.

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Attached as Exhibit are copies of .

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Income for child support

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My guideline income is and I do not expect it to change.

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My guideline income is and I expect it to change as follows:.

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I am employed full time as a.

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I am employed part time as a.

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I work part time because

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I am not able to work because

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I do not know the income of the (claimant/respondent).

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I believe that the income of the (claimant/respondent) is based on these facts:

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According to their sworn Financial Statement dated , the (claimant/respondent) guideline income is .

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The (claimant/respondent) is employed full time as a

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The (claimant/respondent) is employed part time as a

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I believe the Financial Statement of the (claimant/respondent) is inaccurate because

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I believe the (claimant/respondent) is under-employed or could be earning a higher income because .

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I believe the (claimant/respondent) income should be imputed at for the purposes of determining the amount of child support.

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Attached as Exhibit are copies of .

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Parenting arrangements

Since separation, the parenting schedule has been as follows:

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The children live with both parents equally, or in a shared parenting arrangement in which each parent has parenting time of no less than 40 percent, on the following schedule:

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The children live primarily with me, and the (claimant/respondent) has the following parenting time:

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The children live primarily with the (claimant/respondent), and I have the following parenting time:

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The children live in a split arrangement where the children reside primarily with me, and the children live primarily with the (claimant/respondent).

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Other:

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The child has reached the age of majority but requires child support because

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These parenting arrangements are set out in a written agreement or order, attached as Exhibit .

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These parenting arrangements are not set out in a written agreement or order.

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There is an application before the court with respect to parenting arrangements.

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Attached as Exhibit are copies of

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Special or extraordinary expenses

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The following special or extraordinary expenses are incurred for the children:

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Attached as Exhibit are the receipts or proof of payment for the children's special or extraordinary expenses.

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The special or extraordinary expenses for child care are required because

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The special or extraordinary expenses for healthcare are required because

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The special or extraordinary expenses for private school are required because

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The special or extraordinary expenses for qualifying activities are required because

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The special or extraordinary expenses for post-secondary education are required because

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My child has the following challenges at school, medical problems, or special needs:

Attached as Exhibit are copies of the applicable reports, assessments, or other documents in chronological order.
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I disagree with the (claimant/respondent) claim for special or extraordinary expenses because I don't believe the following is a special or extraordinary expense:

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I disagree with the (claimant/respondent) claim for special or extraordinary expenses because I cannot afford the expense for

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I disagree with the (claimant/respondent) claim for special or extraordinary expenses because I do not agree with incurring the expense for

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Attached as Exhibit are copies of

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Payor clauses — arrears

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Even though my income decreased, I made efforts to pay the child support owed under the agreement or order, as follows:

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When I was unable to continue to pay my child support obligation, I tried to make changes to the child support by

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It would be grossly unfair if the arrears and interest owing for unpaid child support were not reduced or cancelled because of the efforts I have made to comply with the child support agreement or order.

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It would be grossly unfair if the arrears and interest owing for unpaid child support were not reduced or cancelled because of the following reasons:

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Attached as Exhibit are copies of

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Responding affidavit clauses

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I am responding to an application by the (claimant/respondent) for an order for

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On or about , the following event occurred:

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Attached as Exhibit are copies of

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Other information

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Attached as Exhibit are copies of

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Attached as Exhibit are copies of

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Attached as Exhibit are copies of

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Attached as Exhibit are copies of

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