Ontario family court · Form 13 & Form 13.1

Ontario financial statements, in plain language.

Ontario family court uses two financial statements: Form 13 for support claims, and Form 13.1 where the case also involves property or exclusive possession of the matrimonial home. Which one applies is decided by the claims in your case, not by how complicated your finances are. These free guides explain both, part by part.

Which form applies? Read the Form 13.1 guide
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Been asked for a financial statement in an Ontario case?

You may be facing a court date and a pile of financial documents you have never had to organise before. You do not need everything in front of you to start reading. These guides set out what each form actually asks for, so you can work out what you are being asked to produce.

Not sure which form?

Start with the claims in the court documents, not with your bank balance. The two forms, compared →

Missing documents?

See what the form requires before chasing paperwork — both forms ask for three years of tax material as well as current income.

Worried about mistakes?

Both forms are sworn or affirmed. The guides flag the points that turn on judgment rather than arithmetic, so you know what to take to a lawyer.

New to this? What financial disclosure is, and why you're being asked for it →

The forms

Which one applies to your case?

Rule 13 of the Family Law Rules governs financial disclosure. Where an application, answer or motion contains a support claim, a property claim, or a claim for exclusive possession of the matrimonial home and its contents, Rule 13 generally requires financial disclosure — and it is the type of claim that decides which of the two forms is prescribed. They are not interchangeable.

Form 13 — Financial Statement (Support Claims)

Family Law Rules, O. Reg. 114/99, Rule 13

Used where there is a support claim but no property claim and no claim for exclusive possession of the matrimonial home and its contents. The shorter of the two: single current values, and no net family property calculation.

  • Part 1Income
  • Part 2Expenses
  • Part 3Assets
  • Part 4Debts
  • Part 5Summary of assets and liabilities

Schedules A (additional income), B (other income earners in the home) and C (special or extraordinary expenses for the children), where they apply.

Read the Form 13 guide →

Form 13.1 — Financial Statement (Property and Support Claims)

Family Law Rules, O. Reg. 114/99, Rule 13

Used where a party is making or responding to a claim for property or exclusive possession of the matrimonial home and its contents — alone, or together with other claims. Longer: every asset and debt is valued on three dates, and Part 9 works out net family property.

  • Parts 1–3Income, expenses, other income earners in the home
  • Part 4Assets in and out of Ontario, 4(a) to 4(g)
  • Part 5Debts and other liabilities
  • Part 6Property and debts on date of marriage
  • Parts 7–8Excluded property, disposed-of property
  • Part 9Calculation of net family property

Schedules A (additional income) and B (special or extraordinary expenses for the children), where they apply. Note the letters differ from Form 13.

Read the Form 13.1 guide →

One common exception. Where the only support claim is for the table amount of child support under the applicable Child Support Guidelines, Rule 13 generally does not require the party making that claim to file a financial statement — unless the case also includes a property claim or a claim for exclusive possession of the matrimonial home and its contents.

Repmyself does not decide which claims a person should make, or which financial statement is legally required in an individual case. The claims in your court documents, the Family Law Rules and the current official forms decide that.

What both forms have in common

Sworn, evidenced, and not a one-time step.

  • Both are sworn or affirmed. Each is signed in front of a lawyer, justice of the peace, notary public or commissioner for taking affidavits. Filling in the tables does not finish the form.
  • Both ask for three years of tax material. Income tax returns, notices of assessment and any notices of reassessment for each of the past three taxation years — or a Canada Revenue Agency Income and Deductions printout where those are unavailable.
  • Serving is not the same as filing. Income tax returns must be served but, as the forms note, should not be filed in the continuing record — subject to the exception the form states. Tax material is highly sensitive; check the current rule before filing it.
  • Form 13A goes with them. The notes on both forms say a party must also provide the other party with the disclosure documents Rule 13 requires and a Certificate of Financial Disclosure in Form 13A. That certificate is a separate form.
  • Both have to be kept current. A note on the forms requires updating before a court event where the statement is more than 60 days old at a case conference, more than 30 days old when a motion is heard, or more than 40 days old at the start of trial or the trial sitting, whichever comes first — by filing a new financial statement, or an affidavit in Form 14A for minor changes.
  • The schedules are not optional. Which schedules apply is set by the instructions on the form you are completing, and the letters are not the same on the two forms.
Being straight with you

Where a guide ends and a lawyer begins.

These pages explain what the Ontario forms ask for and what the words on them mean. They organise information; they do not apply the law to your facts.

They will not:

  • decide whether you should make a property, equalization, child-support or spousal-support claim;
  • determine whether Form 13 or Form 13.1 is legally required in your case;
  • determine your valuation date;
  • decide whether a property is a matrimonial home ordinarily occupied as the family residence at separation;
  • decide whether an asset is excluded property, or value a pension, a business or an interest in land;
  • predict what a court will decide; or
  • give legal advice, or act as your lawyer or representative.

Those are the points worth taking to an Ontario family lawyer before the form is sworn.

Not built yet

There is no Ontario tool yet.

Repmyself builds guided tools for court forms — today for British Columbia only. There is no Ontario builder, and we are not going to launch one until it has been tested properly against the real forms. Each guide carries an interest list: one email, once, if and when that form's tool opens.

Form 13 interest list Form 13.1 interest list
FAQ

Questions people actually ask.

How many financial statements does Ontario family court use?

Two. Form 13 is the Financial Statement (Support Claims); Form 13.1 is the Financial Statement (Property and Support Claims). Rule 13 of the Family Law Rules and the instructions on the forms distinguish between them according to the claims in the case.

Which one do I use?

Form 13.1's instructions direct its use where a party is making or responding to a claim for property or for exclusive possession of the matrimonial home and its contents, alone or with other claims. Form 13 is for a support claim with no property claim and no claim for exclusive possession. Which form is legally required in your case depends on the claims in the court documents and on Rule 13 — not on this page.

Do I always have to file a financial statement?

Not always. Rule 13 contains an exception where the only support claim is for the table amount of child support under the applicable Child Support Guidelines: the party making that claim is generally not required to file a financial statement, unless the case also includes a property claim or a claim for exclusive possession of the matrimonial home and its contents.

What is Form 13A?

The Certificate of Financial Disclosure — a separate form from the financial statement. The notes on both forms say a party must also provide the other party with the documents Rule 13 requires, together with a Certificate of Financial Disclosure in Form 13A.

Does Repmyself.ca build the Ontario forms?

Not yet. The guided tools on this site are for British Columbia. The Ontario pages are free guides, and each has an interest list for the tool if it is built.

Is this legal advice?

No. These pages give legal information and explain what the forms ask for. They do not decide which form applies in your case, determine a valuation date, value an asset, or create a lawyer–client relationship.

Official sources

Where this comes from.

This page provides general legal and procedural information for Ontario. It does not determine whether a financial statement is required in any particular case, decide which form applies, or provide legal advice. Rules and forms are amended; always confirm the current requirements against the Family Law Rules and the current official form before filing. Last source review: September 2026.

Learn more

Related reading.

Ontario Form 13 — Financial Statement (Support Claims) — part by part.

Ontario Form 13.1 — Financial Statement (Property and Support Claims) — the three dated columns and the net family property calculation.

What financial disclosure is, and why it comes first — the jurisdiction-neutral guide.

Guided tools are live for British Columbia: BC financial statements →