Family Court in Winnipeg, MB

Courts that sit here

• Court of King's Bench (Family Division)
• Manitoba Court of Appeal

Filing your documents

Filing methods at this courthouse:

• In-person at the counter
• By mail

Local practice notes

Winnipeg handles the largest family-court volume in Manitoba — covering all of Greater Winnipeg and surrounding rural municipalities. Court of King's Bench (Family Division) judges hear divorce, parenting, support, and property. Master/Associate Judges run case-management conferences before contested motions. Family Mediation Manitoba intake co-located. Substantial Indigenous family-court volume; notification to applicable First Nation and Métis child-welfare agencies required for matters involving Indigenous children.

Duty counsel

Legal Aid Manitoba duty counsel — book in advance via Winnipeg intake.

Self-rep resources at Winnipeg

• Family Mediation Manitoba — free pre-court mediation
• Legal Aid Manitoba — Winnipeg intake
• Community Legal Education Association — self-help resources
• Manitoba Justice Family Law Information — public legal education

Related

• → Family Law in Manitoba — A Self-Represented Father's Guide
• → Affidavit Drafting Guide
• → Self-Represented Father's Guide
• → Best Interests of the Child