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=== Update Form F8 Financial Statement ===
=== Update Form F8 Financial Statement ===


Each party is required to update their Form F8 Financial Statement before trial.   
Each party is required to update their [[Form F8 Financial Statement]] before trial.   


The usual rule is that each party must file and serve on the other party an updated financial statement at least 28 days before trial (but not more than 63 days before the start of the trial).  There is an exception for parties who have delivered their original Form F8 within 91 days before the start of the trial (see Rule 5-1(8) of the Supreme Court Family Rules).
The usual rule is that each party must file and serve on the other party an updated financial statement at least 28 days before trial (but not more than 63 days before the start of the trial).  There is an exception for parties who have delivered their original Form F8 within 91 days before the start of the trial (see Rule 5-1(8) of the Supreme Court Family Rules).


If a party’s updated Form F8 Financial Statement includes material changes in that party’s financial circumstances since the initial Form F8, then the other party may seek a court order to allow that party to cross-examined before trial.
If a party’s updated [[Form F8 Financial Statement]] includes material changes in that party’s financial circumstances since the initial Form F8, then the other party may seek a court order to allow that party to cross-examined before trial.


== Preparing evidence for trial ==
== Preparing evidence for trial ==