What is required to register a foreign divorce or parenting order for enforcement in Ontario?

Registering a foreign divorce or parenting order for enforcement in Ontario generally starts with providing the Ontario court with a certified copy of the original order and proof of how it was made, including whether proper notice was given to both parties in the original proceeding, since that's typically relevant to whether Ontario will recognize it. For parenting orders specifically, the Children's Law Reform Act's rules on extra-provincial and foreign orders guide how recognition works; for support-related terms, a separate registration process under Ontario's interjurisdictional support legislation may apply instead of, or alongside, the parenting-order process.

What documentation and process applies can vary depending on the country or province the order came from and what kind of order it is, so this isn't a single standardized form in every case. Once properly registered and recognized, the order is generally enforced in Ontario the same way a domestic order would be. Anyone in this situation should get legal advice early on exactly what documentation and process their specific order requires.