Affidavi / Notes / One shared caption

One caption, every document in the motion

Coordinated drafting for motion records

A single motion means the same style of cause on the notice of motion, the supporting affidavit, the draft order and the factum. Four documents, one caption — typed four times. Four chances for it to drift.

Where captions go wrong

The parties, the court, the court file number: these should read identically on every document in the record. Re-keyed by hand across four documents — often under time pressure, sometimes by different people — they don't always. A file number that is right on the notice of motion and transposed on the factum cover is exactly the kind of small, avoidable error that gets noticed at the worst possible moment, and it quietly undermines the impression of care that a well-assembled record is meant to create.

Type it once

The fix is structural: the caption should be entered once and flow to every document that needs it. Affidavi drafts a motion as a coordinated kit — notice of motion, supporting affidavit, draft order and factum — all sharing a single caption, with Word and PDF generated from the same source so the two can't disagree. Set the caption once, and it is right on everything. Change it once, and it stays right everywhere.

Related: See also: how to prepare an electronic motion record