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A typical Ontario family court timeline

A typical path from an issued application to a final order. Every file is different — this shows the usual stages, not dates you can rely on.

What you get. Enter one date and see a 9-step timeline of typical dates for this process, with the step you can act on highlighted. The stages: Day 0: Application issued · About ten days (typical): Application served · Day 30 (the Family Law Rules deadline): Deadline to answer · About eight weeks (typical): First case conference · About ten weeks (typical): Financial statements exchanged · About thirteen weeks (typical): Motions for interim relief, if needed · About five months (typical): Settlement conference · About seven months (typical): Trial management conference · About nine months onward (typical): Trial, or a consent order first.
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