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The Family Responsibility Office (FRO) is an office of the Government of Ontario responsible for collecting, distributing, and enforcing court-ordered child (and spousal) support payments in the province. It was established during Marion Boyd's two-year run as Attorney General of Ontario.
As result of court reform, no new full-time judges have been appointed by the provincial government to preside in Small Claims Court. Proceedings in the Small Claims Court are governed by a codified set of rules contained in O. Reg. 258/98 (as amended), the Rules of the Small Claims Court, instead of the complex Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure.
The Family Law Act (the Act) is a statute passed by the Legislature of Ontario in 1986, [1] regulating the rights of spouses and dependants in regard to property, support, inheritance, prenuptial agreements, separation agreements, and other matters of family law. [2]
The first is the term "provincial court", which has two quite different meanings, depending on context. The first, and most general meaning, is that a provincial court is a court established by the legislature of a province, under its constitutional authority over the administration of justice in the province, set out in s. 92(14) of the Constitution Act, 1867. [2]
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The Ottawa Courthouse (French: Palais de justice d'Ottawa) is a courthouse in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is the main provincial court for the Ottawa area, and as such handles most of the region's legal affairs. The building is home to the civil, small claims, family, criminal, and district branches of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
Student Legal Aid Services Societies (SLASS) operate out of Ontario's seven law schools [8] and provide legal advice and representation on matters such as criminal law, tenant issues, employee rights and small claims court. These legal clinics offer law students practical training and experience under the supervision of lawyers.