Affidavit of Service (Notice of Intent to Defend) (Sample) (ON)

Summary

This precedent is a sample Affidavit of Service for a Notice of Intent to Defend in Ontario. This precedent contains practical guidance and drafting notes. A Notice of Intent to Defend in Ontario can be served and filed in place of a Statement of Defence in order to extend the time permitted for a Defendant to serve and file a Statement of Defence. Whereas the Statement of Defence must be delivered within 20 days of the Statement of Claim being served in Ontario, serving a Notice of Intent to Defend will provide the Defendant with an additional 10 days to prepare and deliver a Statement of Defence (Rules of Civil Procedure, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194, r. 18.02). For more information on the notice of intent to defend and other pleadings, see the practice note: Claims, Defences, and Other Pleadings (ON). For additional information, see the practice note: Actions: Basic Steps (ON), the: Commencing a Civil Action or Application Resource Kit (ON) and the: First Year Associate Resource Kit: Civil...