Family law is complex practice area. There are dozens of statutes and thousands of cases.

Nonetheless, Judges who hear family law cases in Southern Ontario have a list of the leading 63 case authorities dealing with:

1. parenting;
2. child support;
3. spousal support;
4. property;
5. marriage contracts;
6. separation agreements and disclosure obligations;
7. summary judgment;
8. interim costs and disbursements;
9. partition and sale;
10. occupation rent;
11. trust doctrines;
12. preservation orders;
13. prejudgment and post judgment interest;
14. costs; and
15. motions before case conferences.