Affidavit (Summary Judgment, Child Protection) (Moving Party) (Applicant) (ON)

Summary

This precedent is a standard affidavit that may be used by the moving party to support a summary judgment motion before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice or Ontario Court of Justice. The affiant for this affidavit is usually a worker from a child protection agency. This precedent includes practical guidance, drafting notes and optional clause. Evidence on a motion is typically presented by way of Affidavit (General) (Form 14A) (ON). An affidavit is a sworn or affirmed document that is confined to the statement of facts within the personal knowledge of the person signing the affidavit (Family Law Rules, O. Reg. 114/99 ("FLR"), r. 14(18)). An affidavit must: (1) be expressed in the first person; (2) state the full name of the affiant, and the role of the affiant; (3) be divided into consecutively numbered paragraphs with each paragraph being confined, as far as possible, to a particular statement of fact; and (4) be signed by the affiant and sworn or affirmed before a person ...