People often assume that when someone dies, their financial obligations die with them. In Ontario, that is not always true. If someone was paying (or, was supposed to be paying) spousal support or child support before they died, those obligations can continue. The dispute just shifts from family court to estate litigation. These situations mainly arise after separation in blended families where support was never fully resolved before death.

On October 1, 2025, Ontario increased the monetary limit for claims in the Small Claims Court from $35,000 to $50,000 via an amendment to O. Reg. 626/00: Small Claims Court Jurisdiction and Appeal Limit, as well as related updates in the Rules of the Small Claims Court.

If you purchase an old home and discover that there was a building defect, are you able to sue the builder or the building department to get it fixed?