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An Ontario family-court Financial Statement is the sworn disclosure of income, expenses, assets and liabilities required under Rule 13 of the Family Law Rules and section 21 of the Federal Child Support Guidelines. Our free Canadian template generates a written Financial Statement aligned with Form 13 (Support Claims) and Form 13.1 (Property and Support Claims) — the two canonical forms used in Ontario family-court proceedings — with optional Expert add-ons for the Part 4 Assets Schedule (in Canada + abroad), Part 5 Liabilities Schedule, Part 6 Tax Document Schedule (3-year T1 + NOA + slips), and the Affidavit of Financial Disclosure with commissioner-for-oaths jurat.
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An Ontario family-court Financial Statement is the sworn disclosure of income, expenses, assets and liabilities that each party must file in a family-court proceeding involving child support, spousal support, or property division. Form 13 is used when only support is at issue; Form 13.1 is required when both support and property division (equalisation under section 5 of the Family Law Act) are at issue. The Financial Statement is sworn before a Commissioner for Taking Affidavits in Ontario.
The disclosure obligation arises under Rule 13 of the Ontario Family Law Rules, O. Reg. 114/99, section 21 of the Federal Child Support Guidelines, SOR/97-175, and section 5 of the Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3. Required documents include: the 3 most recent Notices of Assessment, the most recent pay stubs, business financial statements (where self-employed), and itemised disclosure of all assets and liabilities at the valuation date (for property cases).
The Supreme Court of Canada in Rick v Brandsema, 2009 SCC 10 and Leskun v Leskun, 2006 SCC 25 confirmed that incomplete or inaccurate financial disclosure can result in the court setting aside any consent order or domestic contract obtained on the basis of that disclosure. Deliberately false statements in a Financial Statement are criminal offences under sections 131 (perjury) and 134 (false statement) of the Criminal Code, punishable by up to 14 years imprisonment.
Our Financial Statement template covers every Part of Form 13 / 13.1 that a family-court judge or opposing counsel would expect.
Court name, court file number, Filer + Opposing Party legal names, Filer + Opposing Party roles (Applicant / Respondent).
Support only (Form 13) vs Support + Property / equalisation (Form 13.1) + filing date + valuation date (Form 13.1) + marriage and separation dates.
Employment (T1 line 15000 gross) + self-employment + rental + investment + pension + EI + social assistance + other income, with computed total.
Housing + transportation + food + debt service + insurance + childcare + recreation + other, with computed monthly and annual totals.
City and date of swearing before Commissioner for Taking Affidavits in Ontario.
Rule 13(11) continuing obligation to update on material change + Form 13A Certificate of Financial Disclosure reference + Rick v Brandsema / Leskun v Leskun authorities.
Real estate + vehicles + bank accounts + investments + RRSP + pension + life insurance + business interests + assets located outside Canada.
Secured debts + unsecured debts + credit card debts + tax debts + contingent liabilities (guarantees, pending lawsuits).
3-year Notice of Assessment history + most recent T1 + tax slips (T4, T5, T4A) + 3 most recent pay stubs + business financial statements where self-employed.
Sworn before Commissioner for Taking Affidavits in Ontario + Criminal Code ss.131 (perjury) + 134 (false statement) acknowledgment + Rule 13(11) continuing-disclosure undertaking.
Follow these steps to prepare a Financial Statement that satisfies the disclosure obligation under Rule 13 and survives a Rick v Brandsema disclosure challenge.
Form 13 = support only (child or spousal). Form 13.1 = support AND property / equalisation. Most divorce and post-separation property cases require Form 13.1.
Marriage date + separation date + valuation date (typically the separation date for FLA s.5 equalisation). Get these dates right — they determine which assets and debts are in the calculation.
Every source — employment, self-employment, rental, investment, pension, EI, social assistance, other. Use gross figures (T1 line 15000 for employment income). Reconcile to the 3-year Notice of Assessment history.
Categorise by housing, transportation, food, debt service, insurance, childcare, recreation, other. Use realistic current figures, not aspirational or worst-case estimates.
Real estate + vehicles + bank accounts + investments + RRSP + pension + life insurance + business interests + foreign assets. Each with description, location, ownership type (sole / joint), FMV at valuation date, and encumbrances. Section 5 of the FLA is unforgiving on incomplete disclosure.
Secured + unsecured + credit card + tax + contingent. Each with creditor, original principal, current balance, monthly payment, interest rate, and maturity date. Forgetting a debt artificially inflates your NFP and the equalisation payment you owe.
3 most recent Notices of Assessment + most recent T1 + tax slips (T4, T5, T4A) + 3 most recent pay stubs + business financial statements (where self-employed). The Federal Child Support Guidelines s.21 mandates this disclosure.
A Commissioner is typically a lawyer (LSO licensee), notary public, or other person authorised under the Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Act. Bring photo ID. The Commissioner administers the oath and signs the jurat. Deliberately false statements are criminal offences under Criminal Code ss.131 (perjury) and 134 (false statement).
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The Financial Statement disclosure obligation is governed by the Ontario Family Law Rules, the Federal Child Support Guidelines, the Ontario Family Law Act, and Supreme Court of Canada authorities.
This template is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Ontario family-court proceedings have significant financial, custody, and property-division consequences. Consult a qualified Ontario family lawyer before swearing a Financial Statement, particularly where: the value of assets exceeds CAD 500,000; the marriage involves a corporation, professional practice or significant inheritance; one party may have undisclosed assets; or the case is complex (high-conflict custody, international assets, support variation).
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Rule 13 of the Ontario Family Law Rules, O. Reg. 114/99 establishes the financial-disclosure obligation in Ontario family-court proceedings. Each party with a support or property claim must serve and file a Financial Statement (Form 13 for support only, Form 13.1 for support + property) within the prescribed time, attach the supporting documents specified by Federal Child Support Guidelines s.21, file a Form 13A Certificate of Financial Disclosure confirming the supporting documents produced, and update the Financial Statement promptly if any material change in financial circumstances occurs (Rule 13(11)).
Section 21 of the Federal Child Support Guidelines, SOR/97-175, requires every parent paying or receiving child support to attach to the Financial Statement: (a) the 3 most recent personal income tax returns; (b) the 3 most recent Notices of Assessment from the CRA; (c) the most recent pay stubs (3); (d) where self-employed, financial statements (or equivalent) for the 3 most recent fiscal years; (e) all T-slips (T4, T5, T4A, etc.) for the most recent tax year; (f) where receiving EI, social assistance, pension or disability benefits, the most recent benefit statements. The required disclosure also applies where the Federal Child Support Guidelines apply by way of incorporation into a provincial regime (e.g. for spousal support).
Section 5 of the Ontario Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3, establishes the equalisation regime for property division. Each spouse's Net Family Property (NFP) is calculated by subtracting debts and liabilities at the valuation date from assets at the valuation date, then subtracting the value of assets brought into the marriage. The spouse with the higher NFP pays half the difference to the spouse with the lower NFP. Form 13.1 is the prescribed Financial Statement for equalisation disclosure. Incomplete disclosure can result in the court setting aside any consent order or domestic contract under Rick v Brandsema, 2009 SCC 10.
In Rick v Brandsema, [2009] 1 SCR 295, 2009 SCC 10, the Supreme Court of Canada held that incomplete or inaccurate financial disclosure can result in the court setting aside a separation agreement that was negotiated on the basis of that disclosure. The Court applied a two-stage test: (a) was the disclosure incomplete or inaccurate?; and (b) did the inaccuracy cause unfairness in the bargain? The disclosure obligation under Rule 13 is therefore not merely procedural — it is the substantive foundation of any binding family-law settlement. Leskun v Leskun, 2006 SCC 25 articulated similar principles for the variation of spousal support based on full and frank disclosure.
A Financial Statement is sworn before a Commissioner for Taking Affidavits in Ontario. Deliberately false statements in a sworn Financial Statement are criminal offences under section 131 of the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46 (perjury — making a false statement under oath, intending to mislead) and section 134 (false statement — making a false statement in an affidavit, not under oath but knowing it is false). Both offences are indictable, punishable by up to 14 years' imprisonment. The Commissioner is not responsible for the truth of the statements — only for administering the oath properly.
A Commissioner for Taking Affidavits in and for the Province of Ontario is a person authorised under the Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.17 to administer oaths and witness affidavits. Typical commissioners include: (a) lawyers (Law Society of Ontario licensees, ex officio commissioners); (b) notaries public; (c) members of the Ontario Provincial Police, RCMP and certain other officials; and (d) other persons appointed by the Attorney General. The Commissioner must be physically present when the affiant swears the affidavit (or, since 2020, remotely present via audio-visual communication where the affiant's identification can be verified).
This template is calibrated to the Ontario Form 13 / 13.1 framework. Other Canadian common-law provinces use distinct family-court financial-disclosure forms: British Columbia uses Form 8 (Notice of Family Claim Financial Statement) under the Supreme Court Family Rules; Alberta uses the Schedule A financial-disclosure form under the Family Law Rules; Nova Scotia uses Form 59B; New Brunswick uses Form 72E. A separate template for each province may follow in a future sprint. For now, the substance of the Ontario disclosure can be adapted to the equivalent provincial form.
Build a Rule 13-compliant Financial Statement aligned with Ontario Form 13 (support only) or Form 13.1 (support + property) in minutes. The Free version produces a self-executing Statement with court and parties + filing purpose + Part 1 income (8 categories with computed total) + Part 3 monthly expenses (8 categories with computed monthly and annual totals) + continuing-disclosure acknowledgment with Rick v Brandsema authority. Upgrade to Expert to add the Part 4 Assets Schedule (real estate + vehicles + bank + investments + RRSP + life insurance + business + assets abroad), the Part 5 Liabilities Schedule (secured + unsecured + credit + tax + contingent), the Part 6 Tax Documents Schedule (3-year NOA + T1 + tax slips + pay stubs), and the formal Affidavit of Financial Disclosure with Criminal Code ss.131 + 134 perjury / false statement acknowledgment and Commissioner for Taking Affidavits jurat.
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