Don't spend $20,000 figuring out what a weekend can teach you.
OkayDivorce is the Canadian divorce command centre — get organised, educated and strategically prepared before you walk into a family lawyer's office, so the time you do spend with one is ten times more efficient.
"I wish I'd had this before my first lawyer meeting. I would have saved thousands and a month of stress."
— Daniel K., Toronto
Why OkayDivorce exists — and how it works.
60 seconds that changed how most people approach this.
From overwhelmed today
to settled —
without the $20,000 detour.
Seven phases. One clear path. OkayDivorce walks you the whole way — and saves you thousands in lawyer fees you didn't need to spend.
Understand how Canadian divorce actually works and where you fit in. No moves yet — just orientation.
Build your information edge before talking to anyone expensive. Profile your counterpart, gather your documents.
Now that the profile exists, use it. Pressure-test your reads with AI Counsel before any negotiation.
Build your Form 13.1 — the Net Family Property statement that determines who pays equalization. You can't negotiate what you can't quantify.
Work out custody arrangements and run your spousal support (SSAG) and federal child support estimates. The frameworks and numbers you'll negotiate around.
Bring in the humans — coach first, then the right lawyer for your path.
You're at the stage where OkayDivorce hands off to your professionals. The Playbook and AI Counsel remain available.
Everything most people learn the hard way — written down clearly.
Seven strategic articles on how Canadian divorce actually works, what each professional does and costs, and how to keep your legal bill from spiralling. The first three are free.
Open The Playbook- 01How Canadian divorce actually worksThe 30,000-foot view — federal vs provincial, separation vs divorce, and the six stages every legal file moves through.Free
- 02The professional ecosystemLawyer vs paralegal vs mediator vs coach vs CDFA vs collaborative lawyer — who does what, what each costs, when to engage which.Free · signup
- 03The three pathsUncontested DIY, mediation or collaborative, full litigation — what each costs, who each is for, and how each one fails.Free · signup
- 04What lawyers actually bill forA line-item walkthrough of where $20,000 goes — and the seven invisible cost drivers most clients only see in retrospect.Free · signup
- 05The minimum viable lawyer engagementFor an amicable separation, the literal minimum lawyer hours required — what you do, what they do, and what 'amicable enough' actually means.Free · signup
- 06When you absolutely need a litigation lawyerFive situations where trying to minimise lawyer involvement is the most expensive mistake you can make — and how to engage fast when the file requires it.Free · signup
- 07Hiring a family lawyerThe eight questions to ask in the first 15 minutes, the three walk-away signals, and the exact package to bring to every consultation.Free · signup
- 08The Rule of 65 — why your separation date can change support foreverA single SSAG rule can flip spousal support from a fixed number of years to indefinite. If you're anywhere near the threshold, the timing of separation is a strategic decision, not an accident.Free · signup
- 09How SSAG ranges actually workWhy the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines give you a range instead of a single number — and what actually moves you within it.Free · signup
Short, dense videos for the questions you'd rather not pay $500/hr to ask.
Seven phases — from your first 30 days to the final settlement — taught in tight 5-to-10 minute videos you can watch on the commute. The first in each phase is free.
Free2 minStart here: how this library works
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Free5 minThe $40,000 mistake most people make in the first month
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Free5 minHow divorce actually works in Ontario
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Free with account6 minYour first 30 days: a complete playbook
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Members6 minWhat your situation will actually cost you
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Free5 minSix mistakes that quietly cost people the most
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Free5 minLitigation, mediation, collaborative: which path is which
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Free with account6 minHow to choose the right path for your situation
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Members5 minThe strategy playbook: protecting yourself without escalating
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Free5 minWhy most divorces get worse than they need to
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Free with account8 minThe four spouse archetypes (and which one you're dealing with)
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Members9 minHow to anticipate your spouse's next move
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Members10 minScripts and approaches for high-conflict situations
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Free7 minThe 5 places people hide money (and how it gets found)
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Free7 minDisclosure 101: what you must hand over
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Free with account10 minForm 13.1 walkthrough: building it right the first time
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Members10 minSpousal support: the calculation that decides years of payments
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Free7 minCustody in Ontario: what's actually decided and how
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Free8 minThe behaviours that quietly cost parents access
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Free with account10 minBuilding the parenting plan that holds up
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Members8 minThe parenting log that wins you time in court
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Free6 minDo you actually need a lawyer? Honest answers
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Free5 minThe first lawyer meeting: don't pay to be educated
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Free with account7 minThe 12 questions to ask before you hire a lawyer
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Members9 minHow to run your lawyer (instead of being run by them)
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Free6 minHow four-way meetings actually work
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Free with account8 minSequencing concessions: what to give, what to hold
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Members10 minThe settlement playbook: what to accept, when to walk
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Members7 minAfter the agreement: making it stick
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Start here: how this library works
Watch - Free5 min
The $40,000 mistake most people make in the first month
Watch - Free5 min
How divorce actually works in Ontario
Watch - Free with account6 min
Your first 30 days: a complete playbook
Sign up to watch - Members6 min
What your situation will actually cost you
Unlock - Free5 min
Six mistakes that quietly cost people the most
Watch - Free5 min
Litigation, mediation, collaborative: which path is which
Watch - Free with account6 min
How to choose the right path for your situation
Sign up to watch - Members5 min
The strategy playbook: protecting yourself without escalating
Unlock - Free5 min
Why most divorces get worse than they need to
Watch - Free with account8 min
The four spouse archetypes (and which one you're dealing with)
Sign up to watch - Members9 min
How to anticipate your spouse's next move
Unlock - Members10 min
Scripts and approaches for high-conflict situations
Unlock - Free7 min
The 5 places people hide money (and how it gets found)
Watch - Free7 min
Disclosure 101: what you must hand over
Watch - Free with account10 min
Form 13.1 walkthrough: building it right the first time
Sign up to watch - Members10 min
Spousal support: the calculation that decides years of payments
Unlock - Free7 min
Custody in Ontario: what's actually decided and how
Watch - Free8 min
The behaviours that quietly cost parents access
Watch - Free with account10 min
Building the parenting plan that holds up
Sign up to watch - Members8 min
The parenting log that wins you time in court
Unlock - Free6 min
Do you actually need a lawyer? Honest answers
Watch - Free5 min
The first lawyer meeting: don't pay to be educated
Watch - Free with account7 min
The 12 questions to ask before you hire a lawyer
Sign up to watch - Members9 min
How to run your lawyer (instead of being run by them)
Unlock - Free6 min
How four-way meetings actually work
Watch - Free with account8 min
Sequencing concessions: what to give, what to hold
Sign up to watch - Members10 min
The settlement playbook: what to accept, when to walk
Unlock - Members7 min
After the agreement: making it stick
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A complete command centre.
Everything is built for one outcome: walking into legal proceedings prepared, calm and strategically positioned.
AI Counsel — your AI advisor
Trained on Canadian family law. Strategic, calm, and available 24/7 for the questions you'd rather not pay $600/hr for.
Know Your Counterpart
Build a working read on your spouse so you can propose deals they're likely to accept — faster settlement, lower legal fees.
Form 13 financial builder
Guided, lawyer-ready financial statement preparation. Export a clean PDF your lawyer can actually use.
Support estimates (SSAG + Child Support)
Run spousal support ranges using the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines and federal child support from the official tables. Save scenarios for negotiation.
Strategic learning library
Short, dense video modules on disclosure, custody, mediation versus litigation, and protecting your business.
Professional referral network
A curated network of vetted Ontario family lawyers, mediators, CDFAs and coaches.
Document vault
Secure, encrypted storage for the documents you'll need to produce. Stored in Canada.
Mistakes you won't make
The decisions that quietly cost people the most — flagged before you make them.
What's coming
We're building OkayDivorce deliberately. Here's what's next.
OkayDivorce Circles
Eight people. Twelve weeks. The conversation you can't have with anyone else in your life right now.
Learn more →
I built this in the middle of my own divorce.
I've been navigating my own divorce for two years. Long enough to see, first-hand, how the system actually works — and how much of what people pay for is just being walked, slowly and expensively, through things they could have learned on their own.
I watched money evaporate on inefficiencies: lawyers charging hourly rates to explain basic concepts, disorganised disclosure dragging out timelines, decisions made in panic because nobody had the time to educate me before the meeting started. I wasn't unprepared because I'm lazy. I was unprepared because nobody had bothered to write any of this down clearly, in one place, for the person actually going through it.
OkayDivorce is what I needed and couldn't find. A calm, organised place to learn the system, get your numbers and documents in order, and walk into a lawyer's office already at gear one — so the time you do spend with one is spent on strategy, not catch-up. Read the longer version →
— Arthur Romanski, founder
Built deliberately. Built honestly.
Built from lived experience
Created by someone two years into their own Canadian divorce — not by a marketing team.
Not a law firm
We don't give legal advice or compete with your lawyer. We prepare you so their hours go further.
Ontario-focused, Canadian-built
Tools and content built for Canadian family law — starting with Ontario, expanding deliberately.
Your data stays in Canada
Encrypted storage on Canadian infrastructure. Never sold. Never shared without your consent.
Before you start.
Is this legal advice?+−
No. OkayDivorce provides information, organisation tools and strategic frameworks. We are not a law firm and no solicitor-client relationship is formed. For legal advice on your specific situation, retain a licensed family lawyer in your province.
Which provinces do you cover?+−
Ontario is fully supported at launch. British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec are selectable today with a clear notice that detailed provincial guidance is coming. The rest of Canada follows shortly after.
Is my data private?+−
Yes. Your data is encrypted and stored in Canada. We do not sell your information or share it with lawyers or other professionals without your explicit consent.
How is this different from hiring a lawyer?+−
We don't replace your lawyer — we prepare you for them. The average person wastes thousands of dollars in legal fees being walked through things they could have learned on a weekend. We compress that learning curve so your lawyer can focus on what only a lawyer can do.
Ten minutes now saves you weeks later.
The free assessment is the single highest-leverage thing you can do today.
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