Free resources
Two short tools for lawyers and clinicians with a case in front of them. Two plain-language guides for anyone going through this or representing themselves. Nothing here costs anything.
If you have a case
You enter your name and email once, and the tool is yours to keep and to share with colleagues.
The Counsel Screen
Free
For lawyers
Six questions to run on a file before you commission an expert. Is the evidence likely to show coercive control? Will the court need help seeing it? What should you preserve now, before it disappears? Two pages; ten minutes.
When a Client's File Goes to Court
Free
For counsellors, therapists and social workers
If a client’s separation is heading to court, your notes may be subpoenaed and read aloud by opposing counsel. What to write, what to leave out, and what to do when the summons arrives — so your records help your client rather than hurt them.
If you are going through this
Nothing here asks for your name or email. Open it, read it, close the tab. If you want to talk about your own situation, send a short enquiry or book a consultation.
What the Supreme Court Decided
Free
Plain-language guide
What the Ahluwalia decision said, what the new criminal offence will mean, and why it matters in an ordinary family case — written for people, not lawyers.
Opens straight away. No email needed. General information, not legal advice.
Organising Your Own Account
Free
Workbook
How to get your own record in order before you speak to a lawyer, or if you are representing yourself: what to gather, how to put it in date order, and what tends to matter to a court.
Opens straight away. No email needed. General information, not legal advice.
Where to find help and legal information
These are independent organisations. Coercive Control Canada is not affiliated with them and does not provide legal advice.
Legal Aid Ontario
Legal help, duty counsel, and referrals across Ontario.
Luke’s Place
Support and resources for people leaving abusive relationships and navigating family court.
Steps to Justice
Plain-language legal information for everyday legal problems in Ontario.
