Form 17C PDF Details

When navigating the intricacies of a settlement conference within Ontario's legal system, one crucial document comes to the forefront: the Form 17C, known as the Settlement Conference Brief - General. Designed as a comprehensive tool, the form is meticulously structured to gather all pertinent information that may influence the outcome of a settlement conference. It starts by asking for basic personal and legal representation details of both the applicant and the respondent, ensuring all parties involved are well-identified alongside their respective legal counsel. The heart of the form delves into the "Family Facts," where essential dates marking the timeline of the relationship's milestones are chronicled, alongside descriptive information about any children caught within the legal proceedings. Moreover, the form mandates clarity on issues that have been resolved and those still in contention, ranging from child custody and support to property disputes, thereby setting the stage for focused discussions at the conference. Additionally, it probes into the financial realms by inquiring about income levels, which plays a critical role in determinations related to support issues. The form goes further to address procedural matters, the need for expert evidence, and procedural orders that might be pending, encapsulating the broad spectrum of complexities that can arise in family law cases. With spaces designated for offers to settle, it encourages parties to put forward their propositions in hopes of finding middle ground, streamlining the process towards an amicable resolution. Thus, the Form 17C stands as a testament to the structured approach Ontario's legal system adopts in facilitating the delicate task of settlement negotiations in family law disputes.

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Form NameForm 17C
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ONTARIO

Court file number

(Name of Court)

at

Court office address

Form 17C:

Settlement Conference

Brief -General

Name of party filing this brief

 

Date of settlement conference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applicant(s)

Full legal name & address for service — street & number, municipality, postal code, telephone & fax numbers and e-mail address (if any).

Respondent(s)

Full legal name & address for service — street & number, municipality, postal code, telephone & fax numbers and e-mail address (if any).

Lawyer’s name & address — street & number, municipality, postal code, telephone & fax numbers and e-mail address (if any).

Lawyer’s name & address — street & number, municipality, postal code, telephone & fax numbers and e-mail address (if any).

Name & address of Children’s Lawyer’s agent (street & number, municipality, postal code, telephone & fax numbers and e-mail address (if any)) and name of person represented.

 

 

 

 

 

PART 1 – FAMILY FACTS

1.

APPLICANT:

Age

 

 

Birthdate: (d, m, y)

 

2.

RESPONDENT:

Age

 

 

Birthdate: (d, m, y)

3.

RELATIONSHIP DATES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Married on (date)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Separated on (date)

Started living together on (date)

Never lived together

Other (Explain.)

FLR-17C-E (2009/11)

Form 17C: Settlement Conference Brief -General

(page 2)

Court file number

4.The basic information about the child(ren) is as follows:

Child's full legal name

Age

Birthdate

(d, m, y)

Grade/Year and school

Now living with

PART 2: ISSUES

If you want to refer to anything else that is not in the continuing record and that does not need to be in the continuing record, you must attach it to this brief. In particular, attach any valuations or experts’ reports that are not in the record.

If you want to refer to a report or document that has already been filed in the continuing record, just give the page number(s) or tab number of that document in the continuing record.

If you are updating a document that is already in the continuing record, you must file the updated document in the continuing record and then refer to it by the page number(s) or tab numbers of that update in the continuing record.

5.What are the issues in this case that HAVE been settled:

child custody

spousal support

access

child support

restraining order

ownership of property

other (Specify.)

 

possession of home

equalization of net family property

6.What are the issues in this case that have NOT yet been settled:

child custody

spousal support

access

child support

restraining order

ownership of property

other (Specify.)

 

possession of home

equalization of net family property

(Attach net family property statement, Form 13B)

7.If child or spousal support is an issue, give the income of the parties:

Applicant:

$

 

per year for the year 20

Respondent:

$

 

per year for the year 20

 

 

 

 

 

8.What are the issues for this settlement conference? What are the important facts for this settlement conference?

FLR-17C-E (2009/11)

Form 17C: Settlement Conference Brief -General

(page 3)

Court file number

9.Do you want the court to make a temporary or final order about any of these issues at the settlement conference?

No Yes. (Give details.)

10.Have any of these issues that have been settled been turned into a court order or a written agreement?

No

Yes an order dated

a written agreement that is attached.

11.Are any of the issues in this case urgent?

No

Yes. (Identify the issues and give details of why the issues are urgent.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART 3: PROCEDURAL MATTERS

12.If there is a custody or access assessment in this case, is it finished?

Yes. (If it is not already filed in the continuing record, file it now. Give the tab/page number(s) of the assessment:

)

No. (Explain why the assessment is not ready.)

13.Are there issues that may require expert evidence or a report?

No

Yes. (If yes, provide details such as: the type of expert evidence; whether the parties will be retaining a joint expert; who the

 

expert will be; who will be paying the expert; how long it will take to obtain a report, etc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLR-17C-E (2009/11)

Form 17C: Settlement Conference Brief -General

(page 4)

Court file number

14.Have all of the reports you intend to rely on been provided to all of the parties and the Children’s Lawyer (if involved)?

No.

Yes.

If not, when will they be provided?

15.If the Children’s Lawyer is involved in this case, has the Children’s Lawyer told the parties what its position is on the issues involving the children?

Yes. (What is the Children’s Lawyer’s position? Explain below.)

No. (Explain below.)

16.Have the parties finished the disclosing of documents and the questioning of witnesses?

Yes.

No. (State what has not been done.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.Are there any further procedural orders needed in this case?

No. Yes. (Explain.)

18. I estimate that the trial time needed for my part of this trial is

 

days; the other side’s part of this trial is

 

 

days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLR-17C-E (2009/11)

Form 17C: Settlement Conference Brief -General

(page 5)

Court file number

PART 4: OFFER TO SETTLE

19.The following is my offer to settle the outstanding issues in this case:

offer to settle all issues

offer to settle some of the issues

NOTE: If you have already made an offer and it is still open for acceptance, attach a copy to this brief. If you have not made an offer to settle, you must make one here. If you do not have enough information about all the issues, make a partial offer on those issues for which you do have enough information.

The other side can accept your offer. And if the other side does accept it, the accepted offer becomes a binding contract and can be turned into a court order that can be enforced against you. The other side can make a counter-offer.

In your offer for child support, give detailed calculations for any claim for special expenses or for undue hardship. If your offer deals with spousal support, it will be helpful to your case if you attach detailed calculations showing the effect of income tax on any proposed support order.

Put a line through any space left on this page. If additional space is needed, extra pages may be attached.

Date of party’s signature

 

Signature of party

 

 

 

Date of lawyer’s signature

 

Signature of party’s lawyer

FLR-17C-E (2009/11)

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