Family law
Where to go, when it opens, and — the part people get wrong — which court actually hears your kind of matter.
Ontario runs family matters through two different courts, and sending your paperwork to the wrong one costs you weeks.
Our area
74 Woolwich Street
Guelph, ON N1H 3T9
519-824-4100
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Family court services for this area — divorce, parenting (decision-making and parenting time), child and spousal support, and division of property (equalization).
7755 Hurontario Street
Brampton, ON L6W 4T1
905-456-4700
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Family court services for this area — divorce, parenting (decision-making and parenting time), child and spousal support, and division of property (equalization).
70 Wellington Street
Brantford, ON N3T 2L9
519-752-7828
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Family court services for this area — divorce, parenting (decision-making and parenting time), child and spousal support, and division of property (equalization).
55 Main Street West
Hamilton, ON L8P 1H4
905-645-6250
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Family court services for this area — divorce, parenting (decision-making and parenting time), child and spousal support, and division of property (equalization).
85 Frederick Street
Kitchener, ON N2H 0A7
519-741-3200
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Family court services for this area — divorce, parenting (decision-making and parenting time), child and spousal support, and division of property (equalization).
491 Steeles Avenue East
Milton, ON L9T 1Y7
905-878-7281
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Family court services for this area — divorce, parenting (decision-making and parenting time), child and spousal support, and division of property (equalization).
Elsewhere in Ontario
75 Mulcaster Street
Barrie, ON L4M 3P2
705-739-6111
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Family court services for this area — divorce, parenting (decision-making and parenting time), child and spousal support, and division of property (equalization).
80 Dundas Street
London, ON N6A 6A3
519-660-3000
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Family court services for this area — divorce, parenting (decision-making and parenting time), child and spousal support, and division of property (equalization).
50 Eagle Street West
Newmarket, ON L3Y 6B1
905-853-4809
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Family court services for this area — divorce, parenting (decision-making and parenting time), child and spousal support, and division of property (equalization).
150 Bond Street East
Oshawa, ON L1G 0A2
905-743-2800
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Family court services for this area — divorce, parenting (decision-making and parenting time), child and spousal support, and division of property (equalization).
161 Elgin Street, 2nd Floor
Ottawa, ON K2P 2K1
613-239-1054
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Family court services for this area — divorce, parenting (decision-making and parenting time), child and spousal support, and division of property (equalization).
59 Church Street
St. Catharines, ON L2R 7N8
905-988-6200
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Family court services for this area — divorce, parenting (decision-making and parenting time), child and spousal support, and division of property (equalization).
155 Elm Street
Sudbury, ON P3E 6A5
705-564-7600
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Family court services for this area — divorce, parenting (decision-making and parenting time), child and spousal support, and division of property (equalization).
47 Sheppard Avenue East
Toronto, ON M2N 5N1
416-326-3592
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Does not hear divorce or property division. Those are Superior Court matters.
Ontario Court of Justice family services — parenting (decision-making and parenting time), child and spousal support, and child protection. Divorce and property division are NOT heard here; those are Superior Court matters (in Toronto, 393 University Ave.).
102 East Main Street
Welland, ON L3B 3W6
905-735-0010
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Family court services for this area — divorce, parenting (decision-making and parenting time), child and spousal support, and division of property (equalization).
200 Chatham Street East
Windsor, ON N9A 2W3
519-973-6600
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Family court services for this area — divorce, parenting (decision-making and parenting time), child and spousal support, and division of property (equalization).
No courthouse matches that. Check the notice or the materials filed in your case — they name the court your file is in.
Court date coming up?
Jim Pietrangelo has practised family law exclusively since 2002. If you have a date, or you're not sure which court your matter belongs in, call the office.