Form 13 is the sworn financial statement for an Ontario family case with a support claim and no property claim. Who files it, what each part asks for, what to attach and serve, and how to have it commissioned by video.
Last updated: October 29, 2026
Form 13 Financial Statement (Support Claims) in Ontario: What Goes In It and How to Swear It Online
Quick answer: The Form 13 financial statement, titled Financial Statement (Support Claims), is the sworn statement of your income, expenses, assets and debts that Ontario's Family Law Rules require when a family case includes a claim for child or spousal support but no property claim (Rule 13(1.1)). The person making the claim files it with the claim, and the other party usually files one too. You swear or affirm it before a commissioner for taking affidavits. Minute Notary commissions it online by video under O. Reg. 431/20 for $24.95 per seal plus HST; we do not fill it in or check the figures.
If you are asking for child or spousal support, answering a support claim, or asking the court to change a support order, you will meet the Form 13 financial statement in Ontario family court. It is eight pages long and, like an affidavit, all of it is sworn. The oath itself takes minutes; gathering the figures and the documents behind them takes much longer.
This guide explains when you need Form 13 and when you need Form 13.1 instead, what each part asks for, what you must attach and serve, how to keep it current, and how to have it commissioned online. If you have a question about your appointment, contact us or call (613) 434-5555. We commission the statement; we do not advise on the figures or on your case.
Key Takeaways
| Question | Answer | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Who uses Form 13? | A party making or answering a support claim, in a case with no property claim | Family Law Rules r. 13(1), (1.1) |
| Who uses Form 13.1 instead? | The parties to a case with a property claim or a claim for exclusive possession of the home | r. 13(1.2) |
| Any exception? | A party whose only claim is the table amount of child support does not file one for that claim | r. 13(1.3) |
| Is it sworn? | Yes. You swear or affirm it before a commissioner for taking affidavits | Form 13 jurat |
| Can it be sworn by video? | Yes, if the conditions of the regulation are met, with a modified jurat | O. Reg. 431/20, s. 1 |
| What goes with it? | Proof of current income, three years of tax documents, and a Form 13A certificate | r. 13(3.1), (5.0.2), (7), (7.1) |
| Does it go out of date? | Yes. Update it before a conference, motion or trial once it is 60, 30 or 40 days old | r. 13(12) |
| What does commissioning cost? | $24.95 per seal online, plus HST | Our posted rate |
What the Form 13 Financial Statement Is
Form 13 is titled Financial Statement (Support Claims), and the top corner of its first page says "sworn/affirmed". The current version is FLR 13, dated May 1, 2021. It runs eight pages: the statement and its jurat on pages 1 to 6, and Schedules A to C on the last two. You can download it from Ontario Court Forms as a PDF or a Word file.
The instructions on page 1 say who must use it: "You must complete this form if you are making or responding to a claim for child or spousal support or a claim to change support, unless your only claim for support is a claim for child support in the table amount under the Child Support Guidelines."
The statement opens with "I swear/affirm that the following is true" and closes with a jurat, "Sworn/Affirmed before me at" a place on a date. The form says it "is to be signed in front of a lawyer, justice of the peace, notary public or commissioner for taking affidavits."
Form 13 or Form 13.1?
Rule 13 of the Family Law Rules (O. Reg. 114/99) decides which financial statement the parties use in Ontario family court. The short version: support only means Form 13; any property claim means Form 13.1.
| Form 13 | Form 13.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Financial Statement (Support Claims) | Financial Statement (Property and Support Claims) |
| Use it when the case has | A support claim, and no property or matrimonial home claim (r. 13(1.1)) | A property claim or a claim for exclusive possession of the home, with or without support (r. 13(1.2)) |
| Length | 8 pages: five parts and Schedules A to C | 10 pages: nine parts and two schedules |
| Property values | One column: what each asset is worth now | Three dates: date of marriage, valuation date and today |
| Extra property documents | Not required | Served within 30 days after the statement is due (r. 13(3.3)) |
| Sworn? | Yes | Yes |
The rule looks at the whole case, not only your own claim. Rule 13(1.2) says that if "the application, answer or motion contains a property claim", the financial statement "used by the parties" is Form 13.1. So if you ask only for child support but the other party's answer claims an equalization of property, both of you move to Form 13.1. Our Form 13.1 guide covers that statement part by part.
When You Need Form 13
| Situation | Financial statement | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| You start a case that claims child or spousal support | Serve and file Form 13 with the application | r. 13(1)(a) |
| The other party claims support from you | Serve and file one within the time for answering, whether or not you serve an answer | r. 13(1)(b) |
| Your only support claim is the table amount of child support | None for your claim, unless the case also has a property claim | r. 13(1.3) |
| The case is about decision-making responsibility, parenting time or contact only | Form 13 only if the court orders it | r. 13(3) |
| A motion to change a temporary support order | The moving party files it with the notice of motion; the other party no later than two days before the motion | r. 13(4) |
| A motion to change a final support order or a filed support agreement | Filed with the Form 15 motion to change; the other party files one within the time to respond | r. 13(4.2) |
| A consent motion to change child support only (Form 15D) | Not required | r. 13(4.2), para. 4 |
If you are changing a final order, our guide to the Form 15 motion to change explains the forms that go with it. A parenting claim has its own sworn affidavit, the Form 35.1 parenting affidavit, and a divorce application has the Form 36 affidavit for divorce.
What Goes Into Form 13
The form has five parts and three schedules.
| Part | What it asks for |
|---|---|
| Part 1: Income | Your work status, the proof of income you attach, last year's gross income, your monthly income from every source, and non-cash benefits such as a company car |
| Part 2: Expenses | Monthly expenses: automatic deductions, housing, utilities, household, childcare, transportation, health, personal and debt payments |
| Part 3: Assets | Real estate, vehicles, valuables, investments, bank accounts, RRSPs and pensions, life insurance, business interests, money owed to you |
| Part 4: Debts | Mortgages and loans, credit card balances, unpaid support and other debts, with the monthly payments |
| Part 5: Summary of assets and liabilities | Total assets minus total debts, which gives your net worth |
| Schedule A | Other income, such as partnership or rental income, dividends, capital gains or RRSP withdrawals |
| Schedule B | Other income earners in the home, only for a claim involving undue hardship or spousal support |
| Schedule C | Special or extraordinary expenses for the children, when either party asks for a contribution |
A few practical points from the form and the Ministry of the Attorney General's Guide to procedures in family court:
- Show all income. The income table in Part 1 says you "must show all of the income that you are currently receiving whether taxable or not."
- Convert amounts the same way. The guide suggests weekly cost × 4.3 for the monthly figure, monthly cost × 12 for the yearly figure, and the annual cost ÷ 12 for the monthly one.
- Missing a notice of assessment? The form says a Canada Revenue Agency Income and Deductions printout can stand in for it, and gives the CRA number, 1-800-959-8281.
- Court staff cannot fill it in for you, the guide says, and neither can a notary.
What a notary can and cannot do: A notary public confirms your identity, administers the oath or affirmation, watches you sign and commissions the statement. A notary does not prepare the statement, work out your income for support purposes, check your arithmetic, or advise on support. For help with the form, a Family Law Information Centre offers free information, and Legal Aid Ontario duty counsel can review court forms you completed or need to complete. For advice on your case, see a family lawyer.
Documents You Must Attach or Serve
The statement is only part of your financial disclosure. Rule 13 and the form set out what goes with it.
Attached to the statement. Part 1 asks you to attach proof of your year-to-date income, such as your most recent pay cheque stub or pension stub, and, for each of the past three tax years, your income tax returns and your notices of assessment and any reassessment. The clerk will not accept the statement of a party making or responding to a support claim without proof of current income and those notices or printouts (r. 13(7)). Tax returns "must be served but should NOT be filed" in the continuing record, the form says (r. 13(7.1)).
Support disclosure, served with the statement. Rule 13(3.1) adds the income information in section 21(1) of the child support guidelines: for an employee, the most recent statement of earnings or a letter from the employer; for a self-employed person, a partner, a person who controls a corporation or a trust beneficiary, the business, partnership, corporate or trust records the guidelines list. If you became unemployed in the last three years, it also asks for your Record of Employment or other evidence of termination, and a statement of any benefits or income your former employer still owes you. For child support, add proof of any special or extraordinary expenses for the children (r. 13(3.1)). In a case with no property claim, all of this is served with the statement (r. 13(3.2)(a)).
If you are changing support. Rule 13(5.0.1) adds a current schedule of arrears from the Family Responsibility Office and, for each year in which you ask to change or cancel arrears, your tax return and notice of assessment.
Form 13A, Certificate of Financial Disclosure. Form 13A (PDF) lists every document you give the other party, with its date and the date you provided it. You serve it with the documents and file it no later than six days before the case conference if you are the applicant or the party making the motion, or four days before if you are the other party (r. 13(5.0.2)). The printed May 2021 form still says seven days for the applicant, so file it seven days before and you meet both. Form 13A is certified and signed, not sworn, so it needs no commissioner.
Proof of service. The Ministry's guide says you then swear a Form 6B affidavit of service (see our guide to Form 6B, sworn online) and file it with Form 13, Form 13A, your proof of current income and your notices of assessment.
Keeping Form 13 Current
A Form 13 does not stay current for long. Rule 13(12) requires you to update it before a case conference, settlement conference, motion or trial if the information in your last statement would be more than 60 days old at a conference, 30 days old when a motion is heard, or 40 days old at the start of the trial or trial sitting.
| Since your last statement… | What you serve and file (r. 13(12.1)) |
|---|---|
| Nothing has changed | An affidavit saying the information is unchanged and true |
| Only minor changes | An affidavit with the details of the changes |
| Anything more | A new Form 13 |
The update is due six days before a conference if you asked for the conference (or, if nobody did, you are the applicant or moving party), six days before a motion you brought, and four days before either one if you are the other party. Before a trial, it is due 30 days ahead (r. 13(12.2)). Saturdays, Sundays and days the court offices are closed do not count in the six and four days (r. 3(2)).
The note on page 6 of Form 13 says the update affidavit is a Form 14A, Affidavit (General). Our free Form 14A template lays it out, and our Form 14A guide explains it. It is sworn too, so it can also be commissioned online. And at any stage, if you find that a document you served is incorrect, incomplete or out of date, Rule 13(15) requires you to serve a corrected one.
Attachments, Exhibits and Stamps
Your pay stubs, tax returns and notices of assessment are documents you attach to or serve with Form 13. Nothing in the rule or the form asks for them to be marked as exhibits, so commissioning covers the statement alone: one seal for the person who swears it.
An exhibit is a document an affidavit names as one, for example a Form 14A update that calls a new pay stub "Exhibit A". The commissioner marks and endorses each exhibit at the appointment, and each is one more stamp. If you plan to mark exhibits, give the number when you book.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Using Form 13 when either side claims property. A property claim or a claim for exclusive possession of the home anywhere in the case means Form 13.1 (r. 13(1.2)).
- Leaving out proof of income. Without proof of current income and three years of notices, the clerk will not accept the statement (r. 13(7)).
- Filing your tax returns. They are served on the other party, not filed in the continuing record.
- Filing account numbers. After serving but before filing, Rule 1.2 requires you to black out account numbers and personal identification numbers, such as your social insurance number, from the statement and its attachments, and to keep the unredacted copy for the judge.
- Forgetting Form 13A. The certificate has its own deadline before the case conference.
- Letting the statement go stale. Check its age before every conference, motion and trial.
- Signing before the appointment. You sign in front of the commissioner, after the oath or affirmation.
If you are still working through the separation itself, our guide to separation agreements in Ontario covers that paperwork.
How the Signing Works with Minute Notary
Why it can be done by video. The Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Act requires an oath to be taken in the commissioner's physical presence unless the regulations provide otherwise (s. 9(1) and (2)). O. Reg. 431/20 provides otherwise: you can swear or affirm by video if you and the notary can see, hear and talk to each other in real time for the whole appointment, the notary confirms your identity, and the notary makes sure you understand what you are signing. The notary keeps a record of the appointment (s. 2).
The jurat. Form 13's printed jurat has no wording for a remote oath. On a video appointment, the regulation requires a modified jurat stating that the oath was administered under O. Reg. 431/20 and where the notary and you each were.
- Finish the statement first. Complete every part and any schedules that apply, attach your proof of income, and leave it unsigned. Have your court file number and the full legal names of the parties ready.
- Book the appointment. Book online and choose General affidavit - subject to notary review, or contact us or call (613) 434-5555. The notary reviews the document before confirming it can be done remotely. Appointments run every day, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM (Ottawa time).
- Upload the completed, unsigned statement and your photo ID when you book, so both are ready on the call.
- On the call: show valid government photo ID, say the oath or affirmation out loud, and sign while the notary watches.
- The notary completes the jurat for a remote oath, signs and applies the seal. You receive the commissioned statement as a PDF.
- You serve and file it. Ontario's online filing page asks for documents "completed, signed, dated, commissioned as required and saved as individual PDFs". You can also file at the courthouse.
Online or at the courthouse? The Ministry's guide says there are commissioners at all family court offices who will commission the form for free, which is a good option if you are going to the courthouse anyway. A video appointment with us suits you if you would rather not travel, need an evening or weekend time, or want the PDF ready for online filing. If you are unsure whether your court office takes a remotely commissioned statement, ask the court office before you file.
Pricing
| Service | Fee | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Commissioning Form 13 online (video appointment) | $24.95 per seal | One sworn statement: one seal for the person swearing |
| Form 14A affidavit to update the statement (online) | $24.95 per seal | Same rate when the statement needs an update |
| Exhibits, if any are marked | One more stamp each | Online: $24.95 each for the first five, $20 each for the 6th to 10th, $15 from the 11th |
| Mobile visit (in person) | $24.95 per seal + $60 travel fee | Travel fee once per trip, up to 30 km; beyond that, an additional travel fee applies |
| Printing on request | $0.40 per page | Black and white |
| Card processing fee (online payments) | 2.9% + $0.30 | Shown as its own line before you pay |
Note: prices are before HST. Each party swears their own financial statement. Example: a Form 13 commissioned online, with no exhibits, is one seal, $24.95 plus HST. We commission the statement; we do not prepare it, check the figures or give legal advice.
See every posted rate on our pricing page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Form 13 in Ontario family court?
Form 13 is the Financial Statement (Support Claims) under Ontario's Family Law Rules. It is a sworn statement of your income, monthly expenses, assets and debts. Rule 13(1.1) requires it when a family case includes a claim for child or spousal support but no property claim and no claim for exclusive possession of the matrimonial home.
When do I use Form 13 instead of Form 13.1?
Use Form 13 when the case has a support claim and nothing about property. If the application, answer or motion contains a property claim or a claim for exclusive possession of the matrimonial home, the parties use Form 13.1 instead, whether or not support is also claimed (Rule 13(1.2)). The rule looks at the whole case, so a property claim in the other party's answer also brings you to Form 13.1.
Does Form 13 have to be sworn?
Yes. The form is marked "sworn/affirmed", opens with "I swear/affirm that the following is true" and ends with a jurat. It says it is to be signed in front of a lawyer, justice of the peace, notary public or commissioner for taking affidavits. You sign only after you swear or affirm.
What documents do I attach to Form 13?
Part 1 asks you to attach proof of your year-to-date income, such as your most recent pay cheque stub, and, for each of the past three tax years, your income tax returns and notices of assessment and reassessment, or a Canada Revenue Agency Income and Deductions printout where a notice is not available. The clerk will not accept the statement without proof of current income and the notices (Rule 13(7)). Tax returns are served on the other party but not filed in the continuing record (Rule 13(7.1)).
What is Form 13A, the Certificate of Financial Disclosure?
Form 13A lists every document you gave the other party, with its date and the date you provided it. You serve it with the documents and file it no later than six days before the case conference if you are the applicant or the party making the motion, or four days before if you are the other party (Rule 13(5.0.2)). It is certified and signed, not sworn, so it needs no commissioner.
Can I swear Form 13 online?
Yes. You can swear a financial statement online in Ontario: the Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Act allows an oath or affirmation by video under O. Reg. 431/20 when you and the commissioner can see, hear and talk to each other the whole time, your identity is confirmed, and the jurat is modified to say the oath was taken under the regulation and where each of you was. If you are unsure about your court's practice, ask the court office before you file.
Does the other party file a financial statement too?
Usually, yes. Under Rule 13(1), the party making a support claim serves and files a financial statement with the claim, and the party the claim is made against serves and files one within the time for answering, whether or not they file an answer. Rule 13(1.3) excuses the party making the claim when their only support claim is for the table amount of child support.
How often must Form 13 be updated?
Rule 13(12) requires an update before a case conference, settlement conference, motion or trial if your last statement would be more than 60 days old at a conference, 30 days old at a motion, or 40 days old at the start of the trial or trial sitting. If nothing changed, you swear an affidavit saying so; minor changes go in an affidavit (Form 14A); otherwise you swear a new Form 13.
Can the notary help me fill in Form 13?
No. The notary confirms your identity, administers the oath or affirmation and commissions the statement. We do not prepare the statement, choose or check your figures, or give legal advice. A Family Law Information Centre offers free information, Legal Aid Ontario duty counsel can review court forms you completed or need to complete, and a family lawyer can advise on your case.
How much does it cost to have Form 13 commissioned online?
$24.95 per seal, plus HST. Form 13 is one sworn statement, so it takes one seal for the person who swears it. If any document is marked as an exhibit, each exhibit is one more stamp. Online payments also carry a card processing fee of 2.9% + $0.30, shown as its own line before you pay.
Final Recommendation
If your case is about support and nobody claims property, you need Form 13, and the other side usually does too. Gather your pay stubs, tax returns and notices of assessment first, fill in every part and the schedules that apply, and ask a Family Law Information Centre or a family lawyer if you are unsure about a figure. When the statement is final, swear or affirm it before a commissioner: free at the court office, or online with us if a video appointment suits you better. Then serve it with your documents and Form 13A, and check its age before each court event.
Book Your Appointment
Need your Form 13 financial statement commissioned? Minute Notary commissions it by secure video for $24.95 per seal plus HST.
- Contact us: Ask a question or request an appointment
- Call: (613) 434-5555
- Service page: Affidavits
- Free template: Form 14A affidavit, for updating your statement
- Related guide: Form 13.1 financial statement, for cases with a property claim
- Hours: Every day, Saturday and Sunday included, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM (Ottawa time)
Sources
- Family Law Rules, O. Reg. 114/99 (Ontario), r. 3(2) and r. 13
- Child Support Guidelines, O. Reg. 391/97 (Ontario), s. 21
- Ontario Court Forms — Form 13: Financial Statement (Support Claims), FLR 13 (May 1, 2021) (PDF)
- Ontario Court Forms — Form 13A: Certificate of Financial Disclosure (PDF)
- Ontario Court Forms — Family Law Rules forms
- Ministry of the Attorney General — Guide to procedures in family court: Steps to complete, serve and file your financial disclosure documents
- Ministry of the Attorney General — Guide to procedures in family court: Supporting financial documents
- Ministry of the Attorney General — Guide to procedures in family court: Updating your financial disclosure
- Ontario — Family Law Information Centres
- Ontario — File family court documents online
- Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.17 (Ontario), s. 9
- O. Reg. 431/20: Administering Oath or Declaration Remotely (Ontario)
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