The BC Supreme Court Form F8 Financial Statement.

What is Form F8?

Form F8 is the prescribed Supreme Court Financial Statement, connected primarily to Rule 5-1 of the Supreme Court Family Rules (financial disclosure) and referenced in Rule 7-1 (the judicial case conference rule). It is an affidavit: the person completing it swears or affirms that the information is true and complete to the best of their knowledge. The form opens with court-file information and contains separate parts for income, expenses, and property and debt. Form F8 is not the same as the Provincial Court Form 4.

When is Form F8 required?

The instructions printed on Form F8 and Rule 5-1 identify when financial disclosure is required. In general terms, the form states that you must file financial information where there is a claim for or against you for spousal support, a claim by either party for the division of property or debt under Part 5 or Part 6 of the Family Law Act (Part 6 covers pension division), or a child-support claim.

There is a limited child-support exception, but it applies only if every one of the conditions printed on the current form is met (for example: no other kind of support is claimed; the children are not stepchildren; none is 19 or older; the payor's income is under $150,000; and no claim is made for special expenses, or under sections 8, 9 or 10 of the child support guidelines). Do not rely on a shortened summary — read every condition on the current form. Repmyself does not decide whether the exception applies to you.

The parts of Form F8.

• AffidavitCourt file, registry, parties, and the sworn or affirmed statement
• Part 1Income — employment status, income, tax information, benefits and adjustments (your Guideline income)
• Part 2Expenses — monthly living expenses, commonly relevant to spousal-support claims
• Part 3Property & debt — required where a Part 5 Family Law Act claim is made or responded to
• SchedulesContinuation pages where the listed space is insufficient

Documents you'll want on hand.

Not every document applies to every person — the official form is the checklist. Commonly relevant:

• •Personal income tax returns for the three most recent taxation years
• •Notices of assessment and reassessment for those years
• •Recent earnings information from an employer
• •Records of Employment Insurance or workers' compensation benefits
• •Evidence of income assistance
• •Partnership, trust or corporate financial information, and self-employment records
• •Property and debt statements supporting the figures in Part 3

Before you enter a figure.

1. 1. Confirm the proceeding is in the Supreme Court — the heading should read “In the Supreme Court of British Columbia.”
2. 2. Download the current Form F8 from the Province of BC Supreme Court family forms page or the current form in the rules.
3. 3. Identify the claims involved from the filed pleadings — not the outcome you want. Repmyself explains the form's structure but can't tell you what claim to make.
4. 4. Gather your income documents (tax returns, assessments, earnings, business or benefit records).
5. 5. Where Part 3 applies, gather property and debt records that support your figures.
6. 6. Use consistent dates and values — don't mix current, separation-date and acquisition values unless the form asks for them.
7. 7. Check that every continuation schedule identifies the correct part and item.
8. 8. Complete the oath or affirmation properly, before a person authorized to take affidavits.

What Repmyself does — and what it doesn't.

Common problems to avoid.

• Completing every part without checking the instructionsThe parts required depend on the claims and the rules — follow the current form.
• Relying on the child-support exception without meeting every conditionThe exception applies only if all of the listed conditions are met.
• Leaving out applicable income documentsForm F8 is only one part of the disclosure package where Rule 5-1 requires supporting records.
• Using unsupported property valuesRecord the value requested and keep the source; some values need an appraisal. Repmyself doesn't decide what valuation evidence is legally sufficient.
• Failing to update disclosureRule 5-1 requires financial information to be kept current after a material change.

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Where this comes from.

• Supreme Court Family Rules, B.C. Reg. 169/2009, Rule 5-1 (Financial Disclosure) and Rule 7-1 — https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/169_2009_01
• Form F8 — Financial Statement (as enacted by B.C. Reg. 165/2024) — https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/165_2024_FormF8
• Province of British Columbia — Supreme Court family forms — https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/courthouse-services/documents-forms-records/court-forms/sup-family-forms
• Family Law Act, S.B.C. 2011, c. 25 — https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/11025_00
• Federal Child Support Guidelines, SOR/97-175 — https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-97-175/

This page provides general legal and procedural information for British Columbia. It does not determine whether Form F8 is required, decide which parts apply to your circumstances, or provide legal advice. Sources confirmed current as of July 2026; always check the current official form before filing.