FAMILY LAW SERVICES
Document Support
Clarity, Support, and Transparent Pricing
At LAWra Family Law, we offer clear, fixed-fee pricing options for our document support services in Ontario. Every matter begins with an initial consultation so we can understand your situation, discuss which documents you need, and determine the exact scope of work. Our initial consultation is $400 + HST, and all service fees listed below are in addition to this cost.
The consultation is designed to provide legal information and guidance tailored to your circumstances—so regardless of your next step, our goal is to ensure you leave feeling informed, supported, and empowered.
All work listed below is completed under a limited-scope agreement, with final fees determined by the information you share during your initial consultation. This approach ensures full transparency about what is—and is not—included and gives you the choice to decide whether you’d like to move forward with any additional support.
1. Agreements (Drafting or Reviewing)
Whether you need help understanding an existing agreement or support creating one that reflects your rights and goals, LAWra Family Law offers clear, practical guidance. Agreement Review (up to 15 pages) begins at $800 + HST, and drafting of Separation Agreements or Parenting Plans starts at $2,000 + HST.
This service may include:
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Limited-scope drafting of separation agreement clauses
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Parenting agreements and detailed parenting schedules
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Child support or spousal support agreements
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Consent orders prepared between both parties
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Support calculations using the Federal Child Support Guidelines
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Support calculations using the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines
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Section 7 expense breakdowns and charts
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Expense-tracking templates and practical tools to assist with ongoing co-parenting
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Organization and summarization of financial information needed for agreements
For clarity, a separation agreement settles the financial, parenting, and logistical details of your relationship upon dissolution (whether you were married or cohabitating). A divorce action legally ends a marriage.
2. Divorce Application & Court Form Drafting
A simple (uncontested) divorce in Ontario follows a clear sequence. First, Form 8A – Application (Divorce) is filed to start the process. After the other spouse is served, there is typically a 30-day period for that party to respond, depending on the type of divorce application and method of service. Once that period expires, Form 36 – Affidavit for Divorce and a draft Form 25A – Divorce Order are submitted to the court. Depending on the court, review timelines can take several months. This process is entirely outside our control. When the Divorce Order is signed by a judge, the divorce becomes final after a 31-day waiting period, at which point either spouse may request the Certificate of Divorce (Form 36B – Certificate of Divorce). While the general sequence and timelines are described here, it is important to note that timelines are not always linear and depend on service and responses.
For clients seeking an uncontested divorce, LAWra Family Law prepares the core divorce documents required for most uncontested divorce applications, including Application (Divorce), Affidavit for Divorce, and Divorce Order. Depending on the circumstances of your case and court requirements, additional documents may be needed. The flat fee for an uncontested divorce begins at $800 + HST.
When dependents are involved, additional factors must be considered that may affect the complexity and cost of your matter, including financial statements, additional child-support-related documents and disclosure, which will be discussed during your initial consultation.
If you already have materials drafted and need a legal review before filing, LAWra Family Law offers a Court Form Review Service starting at $800 + HST for documents totalling up to 20 pages.
Our uncontested divorce service is a limited scope drafting and reviewing service. It includes drafting and organizing your documents for filing, but does not include serving documents, filing them with the court, court fees, follow-up with the registrar, responding to court requests, addressing rejected filings, communicating with the other party, or obtaining the Certificate of Divorce. Common additional documents include Affidavit of Service (Form 6B – Affidavit of Service) and court checklists, which are often required.
After the documents are prepared and delivered to you, LAWra Family Law’s involvement for this matter ends unless you choose to move forward with additional services under a new agreement.
3. Financial Disclosure & Affidavit(s)
Financial disclosure is one of the most important—and often the most overwhelming—parts of any family law matter. LAWra Family Law provides clear, limited-scope support to help you understand, organize, and present your financial information in a way that aligns with court expectations.
We offer standalone preparation or review of a client’s Financial Statement (Form 13 – Financial Statement (Support Claims) or Form 13.1 – Financial Statement (Property and Support Claims) starting at $800 + HST. A Financial Statement can be prepared early in the process, subject to confirming the date of separation for valuation purposes.
Where appropriate, we also offer combined preparation or review of a Financial Statement, together with a Net Family Property Statement (Form 13B – Net Family Property Statement) beginning at $1,500 + HST, with the final fee determined by the scope and complexity of the information shared during your initial consultation. Note that Net Family Property (NFP) calculations generally require financial disclosure from both parties and confirmation of the date of separation, and therefore typically cannot be completed until later in the process.
This service may include:
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Completing or reviewing Financial Statement
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Preparing or reviewing Net Family Property Statement calculations, once required disclosure is available
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Organizing and summarizing your financial disclosure
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Preparing financial document summaries
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Completing income calculations and guideline-based support summaries
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Preparing supporting schedules and worksheets
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Drafting affidavits regarding missing or unavailable disclosure
All work is provided under a limited-scope agreement and focuses on helping you clearly present your financial information. Filing, serving, negotiating, and communicating with the court or the other party are not included, but guidance can be provided as a separate service as needed. Please note that LAWra Family Law does not provide any tax advice related to financial matters.
4. Disclosure Requests & Responses
Family law is built on complete, transparent, and ongoing disclosure. A disclosure request (Form 20 – Request for Information) is a formal or informal request from one party (or their lawyer) asking the other party to provide documents or information relevant to the case. Disclosure is required in all family law matters—whether related to child support, spousal support, property division, or decision-making/parenting.
In addition to disclosure requests, parties may use a Request to Admit (Form 22 – Request to Admit) as a procedural tool to ask the other side to formally admit or deny specific facts or the authenticity of documents. A Request to Admit does not necessarily require the production of new documents; rather, it is used to narrow the issues in dispute and reduce the need to prove facts later in the process.
A Statement of Agreed Facts is a joint document that sets out facts the parties agree are true and not in dispute. In family law, it is informed by the disclosure exchanged between the parties and helps clarify what has already been established versus what remains contested. While it does not replace the obligation to provide full and ongoing disclosure under the Family Law Rules, it streamlines the process by narrowing the issues before the court and allowing decisions to focus on genuine areas of disagreement.
During your initial consultation, you can ask for legal information and guidance about what you’re required to disclose, what you can request from the other side, how to organize and label disclosures clearly, when a Request to Admit may be strategically appropriate, what objections are appropriate and when to bring a motion to compel disclosure.
Drafting a Disclosure Request, drafting Requests to Admit, Statements of Agreed Facts, preparing outstanding disclosure lists and settlement disclosure briefs, or supporting clients with drafting correspondence begins at $800 + HST.
5. Motion Materials & Affidavit(s)
Motions can be brought at almost any point during a family law case and can address a wide range of issues—from temporary parenting arrangements to support, disclosure, and procedural requests. Because motions vary so widely in complexity and hearing time, additional information is required before a fixed-fee can be provided. Your initial consultation will help determine the scope of your motion and the exact service(s) you may need, so that a clear, agreed-upon fee can be discussed before any work begins.
As a general guideline, preparation of a Notice of Motion (Form 14) or Motion to Change (Form 15) and supporting Affidavit (Form 14A) begins at $1,200 + HST. Response to a Motion (and, where appropriate, preparing reply materials) begins at $800 + HST, depending on the nature of the work involved. All motion work is provided under a limited-scope agreement and focuses on drafting the materials you will file and rely on.
Because motions are broad and highly fact-specific, some coaching and collaboration will likely be recommended. Filing, serving, court attendance, negotiating with the other party, and communicating with the court are not included in the fee estimates above, but additional guidance can be arranged separately, if you choose.
Motion support may include:
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Drafting Notice of Motion or Motion to Change
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Response to Motion (and, where appropriate, preparing reply materials)
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Drafting confirmation (Form 14C – Confirmation of Motion)
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Drafting Affidavit
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Preparing evidence summaries
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Organizing and labeling exhibits
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Creating case timelines and factual summaries
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Supporting you with narrative drafting and case theory development
LAWra Family Law does not prepare Case Law Briefs, Factums or Books of Authorities. On occasion, a judge may request these materials, particularly when a motion involves more complex legal issues. Preparing them requires identifying relevant case law and developing legal arguments, which is outside the scope of LAWra Family Law’s standard Motion Support. We are transparent about this from the outset so we can focus on what we do best—helping you prepare clear, organized, and persuasive evidence and motion documents, and empowering you to navigate the process with confidence.
If your matter requires legal research or case law analysis, we will explain this during your consultation so you can explore the appropriate options.
6. Settlement & Negotiation Documents
The court encourages parties to consider reasonable settlement options at every stage of a family law matter. While the appropriateness of settlement depends on the specific circumstances of your case, exploring it where possible can help narrow the issues, reduce costs, and promote a more efficient and constructive process.
Settlement discussions often result in an agreement in principle, but those terms only become enforceable once they are properly reflected in an Order (Form 25 – Order (General)), often preceded by Minutes of Settlement. Drafting proposed Orders requires precision, clarity, and an understanding of how courts interpret and enforce them. Well-drafted Orders clearly set out who must do what, by when, and how, reducing ambiguity, enforcement issues, and future disputes. In negotiations, providing a clear and workable draft Order can also help move discussions forward by demonstrating a realistic, court-ready outcome and avoiding misunderstandings about what the settlement actually achieves.
LAWra Family Law supports clients with the preparation of settlement and negotiation documents, including drafting proposed Orders, conference materials, and settlement instruments. Preparation of a draft Order, Case Conference Brief, or Settlement Conference Brief begins at $800 + HST each. Preparation of a Trial Scheduling Endorsement Form also begins at $800 + HST.
For settlement-specific documents, LAWra Family Law offers support with drafting or reviewing Offers to Settle (Rule 18, Family Law Rules), starting at $800 + HST, and Minutes of Settlement starting at $1,200 + HST. LAWra can also assist with motion-related forms, conference briefs (Form 17 series – Conference Briefs), issues summaries, counter-proposals for negotiation, draft settlement terms, and trial scheduling materials. Fees follow the pricing noted above and depend on the form type, complexity, and level of support required.
7. Exhibit Books & Materials Compilation
Preparing clear, well-organized court documents is essential in any family law matter, especially when submitting evidence, attending a conference, or preparing for a motion. LAWra Family Law provides limited-scope support to help you organize, structure, and finalize your materials so they are ready for filing.
This service focuses on the preparation and organization of your documents and may include:
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Creating and organizing Exhibit Books for motions
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Assembling Motion Records (Applicant or Respondent)
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Preparing Conference Compendiums for case settlement
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Indexing, tabbing, and pagination of all materials
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Checking for formatting compliance under the Family Law Rules
Pricing for document compilation services begins at $800 + HST, depending on the number of documents, length of materials, and the level of organization required. A precise fee is set after your initial consultation once we understand the volume and scope of your materials.
LAWra Family Law’s support in this category is a preparation-only service. It does not include serving materials, filing them with the court, paying court fees, communicating with the court or the other party, responding to court requests, addressing rejected filings, or attending at courts. Once your materials are organized and delivered to you, LAWra Family Law’s involvement for this matter ends unless you choose to retain additional services under a new agreement.