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Family Court in Toronto, ON
47 Sheppard Avenue East (Family Court) + 393 University Avenue (Superior Court)
Address
47 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto, ON M2N 5N1
Phone
416-326-3551
Hours
Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm
Parking / transit
Paid lots near both courthouses; TTC: Sheppard-Yonge / Osgoode stations
Courts that sit here
- Ontario Court of Justice (Family)
- Superior Court of Justice
Filing your documents
Filing methods at this courthouse:
- In-person at the counter
- Online (e-filing portal)
- By mail
Local practice notes
Toronto operates a split-system: divorce and property at the Superior Court of Justice (393 University Ave), parenting/access without divorce at the Ontario Court of Justice (47 Sheppard Ave E). Highest family-court volume in Canada. Expect 6-8 week timelines from filing to first hearing for most contested motions. Family Submissions Online (FSO) accepts most filings electronically.
Duty counsel
Legal Aid Ontario duty counsel available daily — free 30-minute consultations for low-income parents.
Self-rep resources at Toronto
- Family Law Information Centre at both Sheppard and University courthouses
- Family Court Support Worker Program (for parties affected by family violence)
- JusticeNet — sliding-scale family lawyers
- Steps to Justice (steptojustice.ca) — CLEO online resources
✓ 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.