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How do I reclaim my traditional Indigenous name?Updated June 1

Can I have contact with my child if CAS puts them for public adoption?

What does it mean to place a child for adoption?

How do I adopt a child in Ontario?

I’m a birth parent. Can I find a child I placed for adoption?

I’m a birth parent. Can my adopted child find me?

I’m adopted. Can I find out about my birth parents?

How do I prove who my child’s other parent is?

How do I get a health card for my baby?

How do I register my baby’s birth in Ontario?

I lost my marriage certificate. How do I get another one?

How do we get married in Ontario?

How do we get married outside of Ontario?

Is there a legal difference between being married and living together?

What is a prenup or a marriage contract?

What is a cohabitation agreement?

How do I get my divorce certificate?

What legal issues should I think about when I separate or divorce?

Can we resolve our family law issues without going to court?

How do I legally separate from my partner?

What is an annulment and how do I get one?

Do I have to get a divorce?

How do I apply for a divorce by myself?

How do I apply for a divorce with my partner?

What if my partner and I agree on what to do after we separate or divorce?

What can I do if my partner and I cannot agree after separating?

I’m not a Canadian citizen. Will I be forced to leave Canada if my partner and I separate or divorce?

How do I make an agreement that the court will enforce?

What can I do if my partner isn’t following our separation agreement?

How do I change my separation agreement?

What can I do if my partner isn’t following our court order?

How do I change my court order?

I lost my marriage certificate. How do I get another one?

What is decision-making responsibility and who gets it?

What is parenting time and who gets it?

Who will my child live with?

Can my child decide who they want to live with?

I’m a parent. Do my child’s grandparents have the right to spend time with them?

I’m a grandparent. Do I have the right to spend time with my grandchild?

Can I travel with my child after I separate or divorce?

I do not have a court order about parenting. Can I move with my child?

I have a court order about parenting. Can I move with my child?

How can I help my child cope with my separation or divorce?

What if we agree on what happens with our child?

What if we cannot agree on what happens with our child?

Can I send my child to another province or country before parenting is decided?

What can I do if my partner won’t let me see my child?

My child doesn’t want to visit my partner. What should I do?

What if I’m worried about my child’s safety when they’re with my partner?

What can I do if my partner doesn’t show up for parenting time?

What is an assessment? Why would I want one?

How do I change parenting arrangements in my agreement?

How do I bring a motion to change a court order about parenting arrangements?

What is child support?

Who pays child support?

How much child support must be paid?

What are special or extraordinary expenses?

When can a parent pay less child support?

My partner isn’t paying child support. What should I do?

What if my partner is paid in cash or is hiding money to avoid paying child support?

When does child support end? How do I end it?

Is child support taxed?

Can I get child support and also get money from ODSP?

Can I get child support and money from OW?

What should we do if we agree on child support?

What should we do if we cannot agree on child support?

Can I use Ontario’s online Child Support Service?

How can child support be changed?

How do I change child support in my separation agreement?

How do I change child support in my court order?

Can I use Ontario’s online Child Support Service to change child support?

How do I bring a motion to change child support?

How does the FRO enforce child support?

I haven’t paid child support. How do I get a refraining order?

What is spousal support?

How much spousal support must be paid?

Can I get spousal support?

Do I have to pay spousal support?

My partner isn’t paying spousal support. What should I do?

What if my partner is paid in cash or is hiding money to avoid paying spousal support?

When does spousal support end? How do I end it?

How is spousal support taxed?

Can I get spousal support and money from OW?

Can I get spousal support and money from ODSP?

What should we do if we agree on spousal support?

What should we do if we cannot agree on spousal support?

How do I change spousal support in my separation agreement?

How do I change spousal support in my court order?

How do I bring a motion to change spousal support?

How does the FRO enforce spousal support?

I haven’t paid spousal support. How do I get a refraining order?

We’re married. Do we have to divide our property and debts if we separate or divorce?

We’re married. How do we divide our property and debts if we separate or divorce?

We’re married. What if we agree on what happens to our property and debts after we separate or divorce?

We’re married. What if we cannot agree on what happens to our property and debts after we separate or divorce?

We’re married. Who gets to stay in our home if we separate or divorce?

We’re married. What happens to my partner’s property if they die?

We’re married. What happens to CPP benefits if we separate or one of us dies?

We’re married. What happens to our pensions if we separate or divorce?

We’re not married. What happens to our property and debts if we separate?

We’re not married. What if we agree on what happens to our property and debts after we separate?

We’re not married. What if we cannot agree on what happens to our property and debts after we separate?

We’re not married. Who gets to stay in our home if we separate?

We’re not married. What happens to our pensions if we separate?

We’re not married. What happens to my partner’s property if they die?

We’re not married. What happens to CPP benefits after we separate or one of us dies?

What should I do if I think a child is being abused or neglected?

What can CAS do if they think my child is being abused or neglected?

What if CAS wants to talk to me or my child?

Can I agree to get help from CAS?

What if CAS takes my child?

Do I have the right to a lawyer in my child protection case?

How do I get access to see my child after CAS takes them?

What do I do if I get court papers from CAS?

What is an Answer and Plan of Care in my child protection case?

What if I miss the deadline to serve and file my Answer and Plan of Care?

What happens at the first court date in my child protection case?

What is a temporary care and custody hearing in my child protection case?

What is a conference in my child protection case?

What is alternative dispute resolution in a child protection case?

What happens at a child protection hearing or trial?

What happens at a status review in my child protection case?

Can I have contact with my child if CAS puts them for public adoption?

How do I complain about a CAS worker?

How do I know I’m in an abusive situation?

Can I take my child with me when I leave my abusive partner?

Will I be forced to leave Canada if I leave my abusive partner?

What if I have to move out because of violence or abuse?

How does an abusive relationship affect my family law issues?

What happens if I call the police about my abusive partner?

What if my abusive partner is charged with a crime?

My partner is abusing me, but what happens if the police charge me?

What if I have family court and criminal court at the same time?

What is the difference between a restraining order and a peace bond?

What if I need a court order quickly to deal with an abusive partner?

How can I keep my abusive partner away from me after I leave?

What if I’m worried about my child’s safety when they’re with my partner?

What if my partner says they’re going to take our child away from me?

What if my partner takes our child to another country without my permission?

Where can I find legal support if I have experienced partner abuse?

How do I apply for a legal aid certificate?

What is the difference between a restraining order and a peace bond?

What is a restraining order?

How do I ask for a restraining order in my family law application?

How do I ask for a restraining order in a family law motion?

How do I apply for a peace bond?

Should I sign a peace bond?

What happens if I do not follow a peace bond?

Can we resolve our family law issues without going to court?

What if my partner and I agree on what to do after we separate or divorce?

What is negotiation?

What is parenting coordination?

What is collaborative family law?

What is mediation?

What is mediation-arbitration?

What is arbitration?

I have a family court date in the Superior Court of Justice. What should I do?

I have a family court date in the Ontario Court of Justice. What should I do?

Why do I want to go to family court?

Can we stop our family case and try to solve our problems another way?

What if I have family court and criminal court at the same time?

Which court do I start my family law case at?

How do I start a family law court case?

How do I respond to a family law court case?

How can I file forms and documents in my family law case?

How do I file court forms for my family case online?

What does serving your documents mean in a family court case?

What is a continuing record and how do I prepare one?

What is a financial statement? What documents do I have to give my partner?

What happens at a first court date in my family court case?

What is an offer to settle in a family court case?

What is the Mandatory Information Program in my family court case?

What is a case conference in my family case and what happens at one?

What is a settlement conference in my family case and what happens at one?

What is a trial management conference in my family case and what happens at one?

How do I prepare for a family law trial?

What happens at a family law trial?

What happens after my family law trial?

How do I change my court order?

How do I bring a motion to change child support?

How do I bring a motion to change spousal support?

How do I bring a motion to change a court order about parenting arrangements?

What is a motion on consent in family law and what happens at one?

What is a motion without consent in family law and what happens at one?

What is an urgent motion with notice in family law and what happens at one?

What is an emergency or ex parte motion in family law and what happens at one?

Where can I find a lawyer to help with my family law issue?

I cannot afford a family law lawyer. Where can I find legal help?

Where can I find legal support if I have experienced partner abuse?

Do I have the right to a lawyer in my child protection case?

How do I prepare for my meeting with a lawyer or paralegal?

How do I apply for a legal aid certificate?

How do I complain about a CAS worker?

How do I complain about my lawyer’s bill?

How do I complain to the Law Society of Ontario about a lawyer or paralegal?