Joel Miller's Family Law Centre

The Ontario Family Law Act

R.S.O. 1990, s. F.3
as amended by the

Uniform Federal and Provincial Child Support Guidelines Act, 1997

S.O. 1997, c. 20

An Unofficial Consolidation

INDEX

This is the FLC's unofficial consolidated version of the Ontario Family Law Act after the amendments to it made by the Uniform Federal and Provincial Child Support Act have been integrated. As a result, this is the way the Family Law Act reads with the amendments in place. This is the version of the FLA in effect since December 1st, 1997. You can view the official version of the Family Law Act without amendments at the Ontario Government's site (but I often find this site difficult to access) and the FLC's copy of the Uniform Federal and Provincial Child Support Guidelines Act, 1997 to see where the two peices of legislation separately.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2. Staying applications

PART I

FAMILY PROPERTY

5. Equalization of net family properties

6. Election: spouse's will

7. Application to court

8. Statement of property

9. Powers of court

10. Determination of questions of title between spouses

11. Operation business or farm

12. Orders for preservation

13. Variation and realization of security

14. Presumptions

15. Conflict of laws

16. Application of Part

PART II

MATRIMONIAL HOME

18. Matrimonial home

19. Possession of matrimonial home

20. Designation of matrimonial home

21. Alienation of matrimonial home

22. Right of redemption and notice

23. Powers of court respecting alienation

24. Order for possession of matrimonial home

25. Variation of possessory order

26. Joint tenancy in matrimonial home

27. Registration of order

28. Application of Part

PART III

SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS

29. Definitions

30. Obligation of spouses for support

31. Obligation of parent to support child

32. Obligation of child support parent

33. Order for support

34. Powers of court

35. Domestic contract, etc. may be filed with court

36. Effect of divorce proceeding

37. Application for variation

38. Application to have existing order indexed

38.1 Priority to child support

39. Existing orders

40. Restraining orders

41. Financial Statement

42. Order for return by employer

43. Arrest of absconding debtor

44. Provisional orders

45. Pledging credit for necessities

46. Order restraining harassment

47. Application for custody

48. Appeal from Ontario Court (Provincial Division)

49. Contempt of orders of Ontario Court (Provincial Division)

PART IV

DOMESTIC CONTRACTS

51. Definitions

52. Marriage contracts

53. Cohabitation agreements

54. Separation agreement

55. Form of contract

56. Contracts subject to best interests of child, etc.

57. Rights of donors of gifts

58. Contracts made outside Ontario

59. Paternity agreements

60. Application of Act to existing contracts

PART V

DEPENDANTS' CLAIM FOR DAMAGES

61. Right of defendants to sue in tort

62. Offer to settle for global sum

63. Assessment of damages, insurance

64. Unity of legal personality abolished

65. Actions between parent and child

66. Recovery for prenatal injuries

67. Domicile of minor

68. Parental liability for torts of child: onus of proof

GENERAL

69. Regulations

70. Application of ss. 5-8