Offer to contribute toward settlement without retyping party and counsel details

Parties making an offer to contribute under Rule 49 repeat contributing and receiving party identities, counsel contacts, and court file references on every Form 49D. This guide is an example of storing them once in hivi.

Official form and source

Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:

• Service page: Ontario Superior Court of Justice — ontariocourts.ca
• Form (Central Forms Repository): FORM 49D - Court of Justice Act. Offer to Contribute — rcp-49d

What this form is about

Form rcp-49d is Form 49D — Offer to Contribute under the Courts of Justice Act and Rules of Civil Procedure, used when a party offers to pay part of a judgment or settlement — confirm with counsel.

Before you start: what to gather

• Contributing party legal name and address.
• Receiving party name and address.
• Contributing counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
• Court file number and contribution terms — prepare with counsel.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your party and counsel identity details in your hivi profile.
2. Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to hivi Files so you are not searching at form time.
3. Autofill the form. Use the hivi Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside hivi.
4. Review and submit yourself through the official channel.

Why do it in hivi

Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in hivi — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.