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Family Court in Ottawa, ON
Ottawa Courthouse
Address
161 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON K2P 2K1
Phone
613-239-1135
Hours
Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm
Parking / transit
Underground paid parking at City Hall (1 block); OC Transpo: Lyon LRT
Courts that sit here
- Superior Court of Justice — Family Court (unified)
Filing your documents
Filing methods at this courthouse:
- In-person at the counter
- Online (e-filing portal)
- By mail
Local practice notes
Ottawa operates as a unified Family Court — one court handles all family matters (divorce, parenting, support, property). Bilingual services standard. Mandatory Information Program (MIP) for both parties typically scheduled within 30 days of filing.
Duty counsel
Bilingual duty counsel daily.
Self-rep resources at Ottawa
- Family Law Information Centre — main floor, bilingual
- Centre Francophone de Toronto (with Ottawa programs)
- CLEO French + English self-help materials
✓ Family Law Information Centre (FLIC) on-site — free procedural help for self-represented parties. They can walk you through forms and the family-court process. They cannot give legal advice.