827.5. No application relating to an obligation of support may be heard unless it is accompanied by a sworn statement by the plaintiff containing the information prescribed by regulation. If a creditor is a minor, the statement must be made by the person acting for the minor. Likewise, no contestation of the application may be heard unless a sworn statement by the defendant has been filed at the office of the court. The court may, however, relieve the defendant from his default on the conditions it determines.
Moreover, no ruling may be made on an agreement relating to an obligation of support submitted by the parties unless the sworn statement referred to in the first paragraph has been filed by each of the parties at the office of the court.
The statements shall be kept at the office of the court, and are confidential. If the court does not award support, the statements are destroyed.
1995, c. 18, s. 89; 1997, c. 42, s. 17; 1998, c. 36, s. 176.