Use the current official form: This guide explains the role of Form F43 under Rule 13-1(2). Always check the current Rules and official form before filing, serving or relying on a deadline.
What Form F43 is for
Used to require the person who prepared a court-ordered family report to attend trial for cross-examination.
Key points
- Under the current Rule 13-1, a party wishing to cross-examine the report writer at trial must usually serve F43 on the writer and all parties at least 28 days before the scheduled trial date.
- If properly served, the report writer must attend at the date, time and place stated.
- The current Form F43 itself requires the report writer to attend at the trial at the place, date and time stated in the notice.
Practical steps
- Confirm the report is one governed by Rule 13-1.
- Complete the trial location/date/time accurately.
- Serve the report writer and all parties within the Rule 13-1 timing.
- Prepare focused cross-examination relevant to the report.
Common mistakes
- Confusing F43 with an expert-report objection under Rule 13-6.
- Missing the current service deadline.
- Using F43 for an ordinary expert report instead of a court-ordered section 211 report governed by Rule 13-1.
Related guides
Section 211 reports · Trial evidence · All BC Supreme Court family forms