Follow the usual case path
Start with the stage that matches your case.
- Starting a family case →Application, issuance and special service.
- Answer an Application →Respond, serve, file and prove service.
- Prepare for a case conference →Forms, brief, deadlines and confirmation.
- Settlement conference →Official Superior Court steps; dedicated guide to come.
- Trial management and trial →Official Superior Court steps; dedicated guide to come.
Get before the court another way
Match the request to the type of order you need.
- Emergency or urgent motion →Urgency and Ottawa procedural route.
- Temporary motion in an ongoing case →Rule 14 preparation, service and confirmation.
- Bring or respond to a motion →Forms 14 and 14A, evidence and hearing preparation.
- Change a final order or agreement →Rule 15 motion to change.
- Summary judgment or a legal issue →Rule 16 decision before trial.
Prepare and manage documents
Forms, time, service and the court record.
- Counting court deadlines →Rule 3.
- Serving documents →Rule 6 and proof of service.
- The continuing record →Rule 9 and tab references.
- Changing an Application or Answer →Rule 11 amendment.
- Withdrawing, combining or splitting cases →Rule 12 withdrawal and motions to split.
- Financial disclosure →Rule 13 statements and updates.
- Affidavits for parenting claims →Rule 35.1 parenting forms.
- Prepare, check or change an order →Rule 25 drafting, approval, effect and limited corrections.
- Change a name after a refusal →Rule 35 and its 30-day application deadline.
Settle and understand costs
Keep an offer and a costs record as the case moves.
- Make an offer to settle →Rule 18 offer preparation and service.
- Costs after a court step →Rule 24 conduct, proof and offers.
The settlement conference and trial links currently open the Superior Court’s official steps. This site will add detailed guides for those stages.