Family law
Adoptions in Ontario broadly fall into a few streams: public adoption through a Children's Aid Society, private adoption through a licensee, international adoption, and step-parent or relative adoptio
Adoptions in Ontario broadly fall into a few streams: public adoption through a Children's Aid Society, private adoption through a licensee, international adoption, and step-parent or relative adoption — which is the one most families in this office are asking about.
Common threads across all of them: the consents the law requires (and who is entitled to give or withhold them), an assessment of the adopting home where one is required, and a final court order that legally establishes the relationship.
Timelines vary enormously depending on the stream and on whether any consent is contested. The step-parent route is usually the most straightforward, but "straightforward" still means a court order, and it is worth getting the paperwork right the first time.
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A complete agreement generally deals with all of the following.
Married spouses in Ontario are entitled to equalization of net family property under the Family Law Act, and both have possessory rights in the matrimonial home regardless of whose name is on title.
Next step
Call the office or send a note through the form. You'll get a straight answer about which process fits your situation, what it involves, and what happens next.