In March this year, the government made several important changes to family law procedures. There are more changes taking effect in August and September. The 2 main ones allow:
Steps to Justice has more information on your right to services in French, including:
Steps to Justice has new content about how criminal courts deal with certain mental health issues, including:
Steps to Justice has a new interactive illustration of a criminal courtroom. This illustration gives you an idea of what a typical criminal courtroom looks like. You can click on the pop-up buttons to get more information about who the key players are and their roles.
As summer heats up, it's a good time for tenants to pull out their leases and review the rules about air conditioners.
This month's On the Radar looks at the different ways air conditioning can be handled in a lease.
Tenants can use the pathway to the Landlord and Tenant Board's Form T1, Tenant Application for a Rebate of Money the Landlord Owes to get money back their landlord owes them.
Use the pathway to complete the Landlord and Tenant Board’s...
Steps to Justice now has information about provincial offences, including:
There is also information about trials and appeals in Provincial Offences Court.
Steps to Justice has two new tools to help you understand Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP):
June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. This month's On the Radar gives an overview of elder abuse and highlights some of the steps older adults and their families can take to protect their rights.
If your circumstances change, you may need to make changes to a final court order or a written agreement about arrangements for your children or support. CLEO's Guided Pathways now offer online help for you to complete the family law court forms required to request a Motion to Change a final order relating to decision-making responsibility...