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FACTUM A document in a court case in which a party sets out a concise argument, stating the facts and laws relied on. |
FAMILY LAW The laws that deal with family-related issues and domestic relations including child protection, divorce, separation, custody and access, division of property, support, and adoption. |
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FAMILY LAW ACT Ontario statute governing family property, child and spousal support, the matrimonial home, domestic contracts, and restraining orders. |
FAMILY RESPONSIBILITY AND SUPPORT ARREARS ENFORCEMENT ACT, 1996 Ontario statute that creates the Family Responsibility Office and sets out its powers and responsibilities to enforce child and spousal support orders and agreements. |
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FAMILY RESPONSIBILITY OFFICE (FRO) The Family Responsibility Office (FRO) receives every child support and spousal support order made by the Ontario courts, collects the amounts owed under the order and pays it to the person to whom it is owed. The FRO has the legal duty to take enforcement action against those who do not pay support as ordered. |
FEE WAIVER A mechanism for waiving court or enforcement fees. People who cannot afford to pay may request that these fees be waived. Fee waiver applies to most fees in civil, family, and small claims court proceedings. A request form must be submitted and determination is based on financial eligibility criteria. |
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FEES 1.A charge for services. 2. Court fees payable in various proceedings as set out by regulation. |
CONTINGENCY FEE Fees payable to a lawyer only if a case is successful. They are usually based on a percentage of the client's recovery. |
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FIDUCIARY A person who has a legal obligation to act in good faith for the benefit of another person, for example a trustee. Describes the nature of the duty that such a person owes to the beneficiary. |
FINANCIAL STATEMENT Forms that set out a person's income, expenses, property, debts and liabilities. |
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FRO Acronym for the Family Responsibility Office. |
GARNISHEE A third party who owes money to a debtor, but must instead pay it to the court (or in family law cases, to the Family Responsibility Office), to the benefit of a creditor. |
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GARNISHMENT A process whereby a person who has a court order for payment can demand money owed to a debtor by someone else. Most often, people garnish wages or bank accounts. |
GUILTY
1. A verdict convicting an accused person of the crime he or she is charged with. 2. An accused person's plea when he or she does not contest the offence he or she is charged with. |
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GUARDIAN/GUARDIAN AD LITEM A person given legal authority by law or court order to have custody of another person or their property or both, because they are not able to manage their own affairs. |
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FACTUM FAMILY COURT FAMILY LAW FAMILY LAW ACT FAMILY LAW RULES FAMILY RESPONSIBILITY AND SUPPORT ARREARS ENFORCEMENT ACT, 1996 |
FAMILY RESPONSIBILITY OFFICE (FRO) FEE WAIVER FEES CONTINGENCY FEE FIDUCIARY FINAL ORDER FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINE |
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FITNESS HEARING FORENSIC EVIDENCE FRO GARNISHEE GARNISHMENT GENERAL DAMAGES GUARDIAN/GUARDIAN AD LITEM GUILTY |
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