Resources
A variety of links that can help you.
Information about family law from the Province of Ontario, Ministry of the Attorney General: http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/default.asp
Information about family law and divorce from the Government of Canada, Department of Justice: http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fl-df/index.html
Information about family law for both parents and children from the Canadian Bar Association: https://www.cba.org/Publications-Resources/Practice-Tools/Child-Rights-Toolkit/legalAreas/Family-Law
Information about family violence: http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/fv-vf/index.html
A useful guide to building your own parenting plan: https://afccontario.ca/parenting-plan-guide-and-template/
Canada Revenue Agency: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu-eng.html
Useful Canada Revenue Agency forms:
- T1158 Registration of Family Support Payments
- T2220 Transfer from an RRSP, RRIF, PRPP or SPP to Another RRSP, RRIF, PRPP or SPP on Breakdown of Marriage or Common-law Partnership
Canadian Bar Association’s: Tax Matters Toolkit
Information about dividing Canada Pension Plan credits: Service Canada, CPP Credits
Valuation and division of private pensions: https://www.fsco.gov.on.ca/en/pensions/Family-Law/Pages/familylawforms.aspx
Federal Child Support Guidelines, Department of Justice: Table child support calculator. This is a simple Table child support calculator only, and does not include special/extraordinary expenses or other considerations that may be relevant to your case under the Child Support Guidelines.
http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fl-df/child-enfant/look-rech.asp
Information about enforcing support payments through the Family Responsibility Office: http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs/familyResponsibility
Financial Statements
- for property and support issues: http://ontariocourtforms.on.ca/static/media/uploads/courtforms/family/13_1/flr-13-1-e.pdf
- for support issues only: http://ontariocourtforms.on.ca/static/media/uploads/courtforms/family/13/flr-13-e.pdf
Ontario Family Court Forms, available in both Word and PDF formats, from Ontario Court Services: http://www.ontariocourtforms.on.ca/english/family