Helpful Links
1. General Family Law links
(a) General Information on Family Law from the Ontario Government
Information on divorce and separation, child custody and access, family mediation, child support payments, spousal support payments, elder abuse
(b) What You Should Know About Family Law In Ontario
Download publication from the Ontario Government
2. Adoption
(a) How to Adopt in Ontario
Information from the Ministry of Children and Youth Services
(b) The Adoption Council of Ontario
3. Birth Registration
(a) Register Your Newborn Baby through Service Ontario
(b) Information on Birth Registration from the City of Ottawa
4. Birth, marriage and death certificates
(a) Apply online through Service Ontario
5. Canada Pension Plan
(a) General Information on the Canada Pension Plan from Services Canada
(b) Canada Pension Plan Credit Splitting Upon Divorce or Separation (Services Canada)
6. Change of Name
(a) Information on How to Change Your Name from Service Ontario
7. Child Support
(a) General Information on Family Law from the Ontario Government
(b) Federal Child Support Guidelines
Information from the Department of Justice, Canada
8. Common Law Relationships
(a) General Information on Family Law from the Ontario Government
9. Courts
(a) Ontario Family Courts
(b) Guide to Ontario Courts
Decisions and Procedure for Ontario Court of Appeal, Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Court of Justice
(c) Supreme Court of Canada
Decisions and Procedure for the Supreme Court of Canada
10. Dividing Family Property
(a) General Information on Family Law from the Ontario Government
(b) What You Should Know about Family Law in Ontario
Download publication from the Ontario Government
11. Family Violence
(a) Information on services from the Ontario Government
12. Marriage and Divorce
(a) General Information on Family Law from the Ontario Government
(b) Marriage licences from the City of Ottawa
(c) Getting Divorced in Canada
Information from Service Canada
(d) Divorce Law: Questions and Answers
Information from Service Canada
13. Family Mediation
(a) General Information on Family Law from the Ontario Government
(b) Family Mediation Services at Ontario Family Court Locations
(c) Ontario Association for Family Mediation
14. Parenting
(a) General Information on Family Law from the Ontario Government
(b) Parent Information Sessions at Ontario Family Court Locations
(c) Where Do I Stand? A Child’s Legal Guide to Separation and Divorce from the Ontario government
(d) Parenting After Separation and Divorce
Information from the Public Health Agency of Canada
(e) Traveling with Children
Information from Passport Canada
f) Passports for Children
Information from Passport Canada
(g) The Office of the Children’s Lawyer in Ontario
15. Spousal Support
(a) General Information on Family Law from the Ontario Government
(b) Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines, Department of Justice, Canada
