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Navigating Family Law Solutions at the Kitchen Table

Family law matters often involve complex legal processes, but not all resolutions occur within the confines of a court room. When marriage breakdown o...
Feb 2024
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Unconventional Estate Plans and Will Challenges

Billionaire Hermès and his Lucky Gardener Estate planning is a critical aspect of financial management that ensures the orderly distribution of assets after an individual's passing. While many...
Feb 2024
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Spousal Support Entitlement

Compensatory, Non-Compensatory, and Contractual Did you know that marriage itself does not automatically entitle a spouse to receive support?  Pursuant to s.15.2(4) of the Divorce Act, in maki...
Feb 2024
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Consequences of the Failure to Serve: A Case Study on Britney Spears and Sam Asghari

After 14 months of marriage, Sam Asghari has filed for divorce from Britney Spears, citing “irreconcilable differences.” According to a re...
Jan 2024
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Can My Spouse Be Held Liable for Intimate Partner Violence in a Family Law Claim?

The simple answer to this question is, “yes.” Despite the Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent rejection of the tort of family violence,...
Nov 2023
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How to Avoid the Unanticipated Consequences of Living Separate and Apart from a Spouse:

A Case study on Will and Jada Smith In a recent interview, Jada Pinkett Smith confirmed that she has been separated from actor Will Smith since 2016. Though not divorced, Jada explained ...
Nov 2023
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Announcing Your Separation on Social Media. Yes or No?

Social media is everywhere and almost everyone in Canada has access to it or utilizes it. For most people, turning to social media to complain, vent, ...
Oct 2023
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When is the Best Time to Draft a Cohabitation Agreement?

Common-law partners are given more freedom to make key decisions thanks to cohabitation agreements. If the parties want to equally share finances, ass...
Oct 2023
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Preserving Intentions: Prenuptial Agreements and the Power of In Terrorem Clauses

Prenuptial agreements, also known as a marriage contract in Ontario, are legal documents that outline the rights and responsibilities of spouses in th...
Oct 2023
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Navigating Child Participation in Family Law: Views and Preferences

The average child can speak their first word at around 2 years old, and will usually speak in full sentences by age 4, but at what age can a child voi...
Oct 2023
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Family Law Limitation Periods for Married Couples

Upon the breakdown of a marriage, spouses are legally entitled to an equalization of net family property which is the equal share of the profits accum...
Sep 2023
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Leaving A Short-Term Marriage With Young Children? You Need To Read This Now!

Spouses separating after a brief marriage with young children often wonder if they have an entitlement to spousal support and whether that claim is wo...
Sep 2023
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Senthillmohan v. Senthillmohan – Debt Enforcement by a Third-Party and Joint Tenancy

The recent case of Senthillmohan v. Senthillmohan, 2023 ONCA 280[1] involved a separated husband and wife disputing over the division of their net fam...
Sep 2023
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TW v JA

Our client was recently successful – following a seven-day trial in the Superior Court of Justice - in preventing the relocation of his son to N...
Aug 2023
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What is the Governing Legislation for Family Law in Ontario?

There is often confusion on what legislation governs and oversees family matters in the province of Ontario. In short, the Divorce Act and the Family ...
Jul 2023
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What is a Common Law Relationship and how do Cohabitation Agreements apply to them?

It is a hard topic to discuss with your current partner, but it is a topic that has the ability to protect both parties in the event that the relation...
Jul 2023
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Dividing Property when a Marriage ends

In addition to the already difficult situation of separating from your spouse, complications can arise when dividing assets and figuring out who gets ...
Jul 2023
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Access rights for Grandparents under Family Law

Do you, as a grandparent, have an independent right to visitation* with your grandchildren? This is a thorny, yet often asked, question. Section 21 of...
Jul 2023
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Husband Ordered to Pay Wife $1 million in Costs

In a recent Ontario court decision, Lakhtakia v Mehra, 2023 ONSC 539, the husband’s egregious conduct resulted in a shocking costs award of $950...
Jun 2023
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Divorce Act Promotes Collaborative Law and Mediation:

There has been a trend towards resolving issues in a separation, which may include property division, spousal support, parenting issues and child supp...
Apr 2023
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Do you want to draft your own Separation Agreement?

Don’t. It is always a bad idea to draft your own separation agreement, even with the help of Uncle Google. Why? Because spouses often lack funda...
Apr 2023
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Who Decides Whether a Child Should be Vaccinated?

Is it the father? The mother? The child? The courts? A review of O.M.S. v E.J.S, 2023 SKCA 8 (CanLII) The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has recently ruled that it was in the best interest of the teenager ...
Feb 2023
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Updates in Estate Law Legislation - Part II

We march closer to the end of 2021, another long and strange year. Big changes have taken place in modernizing Estates law, and some of these changes ...
Jan 2022
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Canada's Supreme Court Rules on Retroactive Adjustments to Child Support

The Supreme Court of Canada (S.C.C.) has recently ruled on a common problem in the area of family law; namely, dealing with requests for a retroactive...
Nov 2021
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