It can be useful to get legal information and help before you make decisions or even before you get a lawyer. Here are some places that offer legal information.
Duty counsel are lawyers who are located in family court. If your income is low enough and your case is about child custody, access, or support, you can get some legal advice...
This flowchart shows you the steps that can happen in a family law court case in Ontario.
It applies only to court cases dealing with child custody and access, child support, spousal support, and property division. It also gives you basic information about what happens and what you may need to do at each step. Your situation may be...
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A motion without consent means that one of you doesn't agree with the temporary orders the other is asking for.
Usually you can bring a motion only after a case conference.
If you and your partner don't agree, and you're bringing the motion, you’re called the moving party. Your partner is called the responding party.
Here is what each party has...
You can bring a motion on consent at any time, even before a case conference.
If you and your partner agree on what you’re asking for in the motion, you have to first make a written agreement. This written document is called a consent or minutes of settlement. In it, you list the orders you agree on.
Next, you can ask the court to put your...
You can bring a motion on consent at any time, even before a case conference.
If you and your partner agree on what you’re asking for in the motion, you have to first make a written agreement. This written document is called a consent or minutes of settlement. In it, you list the orders you agree on.
Next, you can ask the court to put your...
These flowcharts give basic information about the steps in a typical family law case in Ontario. They are only a guide. It's important to try to get legal advice about your situation. Legal advice is when a lawyer explains how the law applies to your specific legal problems.
Talking to a lawyer can help you understand your options and which steps...
Have you separated from your partner? Are you thinking about starting a family law court case to resolve your legal issues? Or, has your partner started a family law court case against you? Steps in a Family Law Case can help you understand and work through the family law court process in Ontario.
Click on any box on the flowcharts to learn...
A motion without consent means that one of you doesn't agree with the orders the other is asking for.
A motion to change is the name of the court process used to ask a judge to change a court order or separation agreement.
To change terms other than support, like decision-making responsibility, parenting time, or spousal support, you must show a...
A motion without consent means that one of you doesn't agree with the temporary orders the other is asking for.
Usually you can bring a motion only after a case conference.
If you and your partner don't agree, and you're bringing the motion, you’re called the moving party. Your partner is called the responding party.
Here is what each party has...