Notice of Examination:

Question: How do I complete a Notice of Examination (Form 20H) in Ontario Small Claims Court so the parties and judgment details are correct?

Answer: For Ontario Small Claims Court debtor examinations, SFG Paralegal Services LLP’s Paralegal service can prepare your Notice of Examination (Form 20H) to match the original title of proceeding (list all parties exactly as they appeared in the lawsuit), confirm the proposed examination date with the court clerk, and calculate the outstanding judgment balance plus interest using your enforcement paperwork for accurate filing across Ontario.  Call (888) 398-0121 to get your Form 20H checked and filed quickly, with guidance on including Form 20I and a clear cover letter so the debtor brings complete financial documents to the examination.

Preparation of Documents

Completing the Notice of Examination (Form 20H) document is straightforward; however, there document does have a typographical glitch that creates a nuance whereas the words, “Creditor” and “Debtor” appear.  These fields should be labelled in a manner that indicates the requirement to name all of the parties that were Plaintiffs or Defendants within the litigation from which the Judgment arose; and accordingly, the title of proceeding upon the Notice of Examination (Form 20H) document should read the same as the title of proceeding was shown within any other document during the litigation.  Aside from this apparent glitch, the Notice of Examination (Form 20H) merely requires information that is readily available from the Court Clerk, such as the proposed date of the debtor examination hearing as well as the amount of the Judgment, plus interest, that remains due.  This amount will be known whereas such is contained within the Affidavit for Enforcement Request (Form 20P) as discussed elsewhere.

Where the person that will be examined is the Debtor, in addition to the Notice of Examination (Form 20H), a Financial Information Form (Form 20I) is also required.  The Debtor is to complete the Financial Information Form (Form 20I); and accordingly, the document is without any preparation required by the Creditor, or representative of the Creditor; however, it is wise to include a covering letter that emphasizes the need to fully complete and bring the completed Financial Information Form (Form 20I) with all supporting documents to the debtor examination hearing.