Who can use it?
- For
- Creditor seeking a hearing after missed court-ordered payments
- Court rules
- Rule 13(1)–(6.2)
When do you need Form 14?
Use Form 14 if you are owed money under a Small Claims Court payment schedule and the debtor has missed a payment required by one of the orders listed in Rule 13(1). A creditor asks the registry to arrange this default hearing. This is not the form for a defendant who never replied to the original claim; that is the Form 5 default-order process. Check your existing payment order and the current Rule 13 before starting.
What to prepare
Check the exact schedule, amounts paid, missed instalments and the balance.
Use the names, addresses and court file number already on your case. Keep the documents and calculations together, and make copies for everyone who needs them. Filling in a form does not prove your case.
File the form and give copies to others
If you are the creditor: Complete Form 14 and file it at the registry (Rule 13(2)). The person named in the summons must be served by a court bailiff or sheriff at least 14 days before the hearing (Rule 13(5)); do not try to serve this summons by ordinary mail or email. The bailiff or sheriff must give that person a blank Form 39 and a blank Form 40 unless the corporation/partnership exception applies (Rule 13(5.1)).
If you received a summons: Rule 13(6) generally requires you to file a financial statement if applicable, records listed in the summons and records you want to use, with Form 39 as required, at least 7 days before the hearing. Rule 13(6.1) requires you to serve specified financial information and records on the creditor at least 2 business days before. Significant changes to finances may require a revised Form 40 before the hearing (Rule 13(6.2)).
Follow the official form and any directions from the registry. The provincial Filing Assistant can help prepare certain forms but cannot give legal advice.
Deadlines and fees
Timing: Under Rule 13, a default hearing concerns failure to obey one of the specified court-ordered payment schedules. The summons (Form 14) is filed at the registry; a court bailiff or sheriff must serve it personally at least 14 days before the hearing and provide blank Forms 39 and 40 where required (Rules 13(2), (5)–(5.1)). The summoned person generally files required records 7 days beforehand and serves specified records on the creditor at least 2 business days beforehand (Rules 13(6)–(6.1)). Confirm the actual court date and directions.
Fees: Service and enforcement expenses can arise.
If you must give a copy to another person, follow the delivery rules for that form. Write down when and how you delivered it. Filing a form with the court is different from giving it to someone else. Estimate ordinary CRT / original Court claim costs. This calculator does not cover every special form or every way to collect money after a judgment.
Watch out for this mistake
Confusing a default hearing on payment with an initial default order for a claim (Form 5).
Check the current fee, courthouse and hearing instructions. Small-claims procedures can differ at Vancouver Robson Square and Richmond.