York Region Law Association

Notices/Forms Family

NEWMARKET familY court contacts

NewmarketSCJfamily@ontario.ca (CSD Mailbox)

Newmarket.SCJ.TC@ontario.ca (Trial Coordinator)

SCJ Family Working Group

A Guide to Process for Family Cases at the Superior Court of Justice

Parenting Plan Guide and Template (AFCC Ontario)

Hague Service Convention Website

Court Notice Finder (created by volunteer family lawyers)

Schedule a DRO Case Conference (Calendly)

news

O. Reg. 261/24 amending Family Law Rules: 1. (1) Subrule 1 (8) of Ontario Regulation 114/99 is amended by adding the following clause: (a.1) an order to pay an amount to a party or into court as a penalty or fine;

See Altman v Altman, 2024 ONSC 3976 (CanLII) & 2024 ONSC 4553 (CanLII) - Justice Kraft

April 1, 2024 - Commencing April 2, 2024, the Newmarket court filing office will not accept the filing of urgent family motions after 4:00 p.m. each day

Family Trial Sittings:

~~May 21 - June 7, 2024~~
November 18 - December 6, 2024

Divisional Court Sitting Dates 2024 in Oshawa:

~~One week commencing Monday, January 22, 2024~~
~~One week commencing Monday, June 24, 2024~~
~~One week commencing Monday, September 16, 2024~~

Notices

Notice To the Profession and Family Law Litigants – Central East Region: PROTOCOL FOR FAMILY AND CHILD PROTECTION MATTERS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE CENTRAL EAST REGION - Effective May 13, 2024

First Appearance Hearing Information Package - June 2024

Court Services Division to Resume Issuing Administrative Dismissals May 13, 2024

Additional DRO dates - memo from Jarvis, J - February 20, 2024

Guidelines to Determine Mode of Proceeding in Family - Effective February 1, 2024

Consolidated Provincial Practice Direction for Family Proceedings - June 15, 2023 - Amended February 1, 2024

Revised Case Conference Rules - August 2023

Revised Settlement Conference Rules - August 2023

Practice Advisory Concerning the Superior Court of Justice’s Binding Judicial Dispute Resolution (JDR) Pilot Project - Effective May 14, 2021 (most recently amended August 1 2023)

Binding JDR – Notice to the Family Law Bar and Family Litigants – Simcoe, Muskoka, Peterborough, Lindsay, Coburg, Oshawa and Newmarket - Effective August 1, 2023

Request and Consent Form (Aug 2023)
Request and Consent Form – OCL (Aug 2023)
Affidavit for Binding JDR Hearing (Aug 2023)
Confirmation of Binding JDR Form (Aug 2023)
Request for Binding JDR Hearing Endorsement Form (Aug 2023)