Commencing a Court Action by Filing Your Separation Agreement

if you have a written separation agreement which you wish to have enforced, varied, or set aside in whole or in part, and there is no existing action in your family matter, you may be able to start an action simply by filing a copy of the agreement.

Litigation

Seizing the Day: Judges taking control over a family law file

In complicated family law cases a judge may decide to seize themselves of the file, so the parties don't have to repeat their story to a new judge each time they go to court. While a good idea in principle, sometimes that doesn't work in practice.

Litigation

Need to hire an expert on your family matter? You may need to agree with your ex on who that expert will be

In a rare decision, the Supreme Court of Canada comments on child support issues and whether a parent can seek retroactive support even when the child is grown and supporting himself

Litigation

When a marriage ends, a hard-working spouse could end up paying spousal support indefinitely to her lazy ex

A hard-working spouse who has finally decided to give up on the marriage may be stuck with an indefinite bill to pay spousal support.

Litigation

Calculating child support when the payor is paid through a business

Calculating child support should be easy. Take a spouse’s income, the number of children, and the Federal Child Support Guidelines produce a number. But when a spouse earns income through a company he or she controls, things get complicated.

Litigation

The Supreme Court of Canada weighs in on retroactive child support for adult children

In a rare decision, the Supreme Court of Canada comments on child support issues and whether a parent can seek retroactive support even when the child is grown and supporting himself

Litigation

Bad behaviour: does it count for spousal support?

A father asked a court to let his 17-year-old daughter testify about her mother's bad behaviour in an attempt to lessen the amount of spousal support he had to pay.

Litigation

Fishing Expeditions Can be Costly

Judges frequently penalize litigants who fail to fully disclose their financial situation. Equally vexing is when a party demands unreasonable disclosure from his or ex, known as a "fishing expedition." One court decided the demands had gone too far.

Litigation

Going to Court: When Litigation Makes Sense

While any aspect of litigation can be both emotionally exhausting and expensive, there are reasons why it may still be worth considering.

Litigation

Connect Responds to Judges' Call for New Approach

Some of the top judges in Canada are beginning to speak out about a problem that many family law clients have been concerned about for years: access to legal services.

Litigation

A Harsh Reminder Of The Limits Of Litigation

Earlier this week, we read an interesting piece in the Toronto Sun covering a recent family law court ruling out of Hamilton, Ontario. In the words of the article's author, the judge's decision was "an astounding plea for sanity",...

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Litigation

Commencing a Court Action by Filing Your Separation Agreement

Seizing the Day: Judges taking control over a family law file

Need to hire an expert on your family matter? You may need to agree with your ex on who that expert will be

When a marriage ends, a hard-working spouse could end up paying spousal support indefinitely to her lazy ex

Calculating child support when the payor is paid through a business

The Supreme Court of Canada weighs in on retroactive child support for adult children

Bad behaviour: does it count for spousal support?

Fishing Expeditions Can be Costly

Going to Court: When Litigation Makes Sense

Connect Responds to Judges' Call for New Approach

A Harsh Reminder Of The Limits Of Litigation

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