Divorce Forms
Below you will find an overview of many of the forms and documents necessary to handle your own divorce. In the “Examples” column you can find links to examples of filled-out versions these forms and documents. This information is meant to offer general information on the forms and procedure related to family court applications, and not meant as a comment on any individual’s specific situation, nor as legal advice.
For information on how to complete forms and documents for an uncontested divorce, carefully review the guide “Doing Your Own Divorce in New Brunswick”. The table below identifies various forms and documents used in many divorce proceedings, and provides examples of each of them already completed. Be sure to read the instructions on printing or obtaining forms.
If you are representing yourself on your private family law proceeding or on your divorce, you can contact us for my information by calling the PLEIS-NB toll-free Family Law Information Line at 1-888-236-2444, or by emailing us at info@familylawnb.ca. If you live in Saint John or Moncton, you can to contact the Family Law Information Centre (“FLIC”) located in their respective Courthouses:
- Saint John: (506) 658-6361
- Moncton: (506) 856-3131
Blank copies of these forms can be accessed via the NB Attorney General’s website, or by going to your local Service New Brunswick office and requesting the form by name.
| Form Number | Title of Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Form 72A | Petition for Divorce | Example of a completed Petition for Divorce |
| Form 72B | Joint Petition for Divorce | Example of a completed Joint Petition for Divorce |
| Form 72J | Financial Statement | A Guide to Completing Form 72J: Financial Statement and Income Information |
| This is not a form | Example of a completed Cover Letter | |
| Form 18B | Affidavit of Service | Example of a completed Affidavit of Service – Personal Service Example of a completed Affidavit of Service –Service by Registered Mail |
| Form 18A | Acknowledgment of Receipt Card | Example of a completed Acknowledgment of Receipt Card |
| This is not a form. | Example of: Cover Letter for the Trial Record |
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| This is not a form. | Example of a completed Cover Page for the Trial Record | |
| This is not a form. | Example of: Index for the Trial Record – Affidavit Evidence | |
| Form 47B | Certificate of Readiness | Example of a completed Certificate of Readiness – affidavit evidence |
| This is not a form. | Affidavit of Evidence (template) | Example of a completed Affidavit of Evidence (for a Petition for Divorce by one spouse) |
| This is not a form. | Affidavit of Evidence –Joint Petition(template) | Example of a completed Affidavit – Supporting Joint Petition |
| Form 72K | Request for Divorce | Example of a completed Request for Divorce |
| Form 72L | Agreement Not to Appeal | Example of a completed Agreement Not to Appeal |
| This is not a form. | Example of a completed Letter to Request a Certificate of Divorce | |
| Form 25A | Notice of Discontinuance | Example of a completed Notice of Discontinuance |
| Form 72I | Notice of Intent to Defend | |
| Form 72D | Answer | |
| Form 72E | Reply | |
| Form 72F | Answer and Counter Petition | |
| Form 72G | Answer to Counter Petition | |
| Form 72H | Reply and Answer to Counter Petition | |
| This is not a form. | Notice of Intention to Act in Person | Example of a completed Notice of Intention to Act in Person |
| Form 72C | Notice of Petition For Divorce | |
| Form 81A | Application (For Saint John and Moncton Judicial Districts) | Example of a completed Application 81A |
| Form 81B | Affidavit in Support of Claim for Parenting Order (For Saint John and Moncton Judicial Districts) | |
| Form 81C | Answer (For Saint John and Moncton Judicial Districts) |