Family court forms · Ontario · 2026
Which Ontario family court form do you need?
Answer a few plain-language questions about your situation and see the Ontario family-court forms most people in it typically need — each with an official link. Information only. No signup.
Mapped to your situation
A few questions about marriage, divorce, and what you are claiming — and the specific forms most people in your situation typically need.
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Ontario's family-court forms are numbered, not named for the situations they cover, so it is genuinely hard to tell which one you need — and starting with the wrong one can cost you weeks to a bounced filing. This free selector asks a handful of plain-language questions about your circumstances — married or common-law, whether you want a divorce, whether anything is contested, and what you are claiming — and maps your answers to the specific forms most people in your situation typically start with. It is a guided wizard, not a calculator: there are no numbers to work out, just your situation to describe.
The forms fall into a few groups. Form 8, the general Application, starts a case where anything is unresolved — parenting, support, or property — and it carries the divorce claim too, so one form covers everything. Form 8A, the divorce Application, is only for the case where a divorce is all you are asking for, on your own or jointly with your spouse. You never file both. A parenting claim adds Form 35.1, the affidavit that supports it. And if money is in play, you file a financial statement — Form 13 when the only issue is support, or Form 13.1 when property or equalization is involved, which replaces Form 13. Nearly every case that files something also needs Form 6B, the affidavit of service that proves the other party received your documents.
This selector deliberately stays small. It covers the forms that start a case and set out the common claims, but it does not cover motions or urgent relief — those follow their own rules and are better sorted with the court office or a lawyer. Form numbers, names, and rules also change over time, and your situation may carry details a short wizard cannot capture, so treat the checklist as a well-informed starting point. It shows you where to look and what to confirm, not what to file. Always check the exact forms for your case with the court or a lawyer before you file, and use the official links to get the current version of each form.
Answer a few questions about your situation
There are no right answers here — pick what matches where things stand today. The checklist below updates as you go.
Are you married or common-law?
Common-law in Ontario generally means living together as a couple for at least three years, or having a child together in a relationship of some permanence.
Is anything still unresolved or contested?
If you and the other party have agreed on everything, choose all agreed. If any issue is unsettled, choose something is unresolved.
Are you making a parenting claim?
Decision-making responsibility (formerly custody) or parenting time (formerly access) for a child.
Are you claiming child or spousal support?
A claim asking the court to order child or spousal support.
Are you claiming property or equalization?
A claim to divide property, or to an equalization payment — the payment that balances out the growth in what each married spouse owns. Common-law partners do not have an automatic right to one.
The forms most people in your situation need
Answer the questions above to see the Ontario family-court forms most people in your situation typically need, each with an official link.
Responding, not starting? If the other party already filed and you were served with an application, your form is Form 10 (Answer), and you generally have 30 days to file it. Open the official Form 10.
Reviewed July 1, 2026 · Based on the Ontario Family Law Rules forms · Read the form-by-form guides · See the official forms index
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