Family Rules Committee: Amendments to Family Law Rules (O.Reg. 114/99) , Effective November 27, 2023, and January 15, 2024

  • November 29, 2023

Changes to Rule 1.1: Electronic Filing and Issuance of Documents and Rule 9: Continuing Record regarding electronic court records. 

 

Change to Rule 20.2: Expert Opinion Evidence, adding a sanction for the late service or filing of expert reports, opinions, or other expert documents.   Accompanying changes to subrules 3(5) and 3(6). 

 

Minor changes to Forms 14C, 17A, 17C, 17D, 17E, and 17F.

Effective January 15, 2024

 

Changes to Rule 23: Evidence and Trial in relation to the summons to witness process. 

 

Minor accompanying changes to Forms 23 and 23A.

 

Please see the Family Law Rules, O. Reg. 114/99 and http://ontariocourtforms.on.ca/en/family-law-rules-forms/ for details.