Family Law

In Heath-Breakspear v. Breakspear, the Supreme Court of Newfoundland found itself dealing with a jurisdictional issue. There were three children involved who had all been living in Dubai […]

Norm Machida, Q.C. of our office successfully argued an appeal involving the application of the drop dead rule in a matrimonial property action. The drop dead […]

Medina Shatz

For even the best-intentioned parent trying sorting out what amount of child support is payable (or receivable), the Federal […]

The British Columbia Supreme Court is currently hearing a criminal trial in which two fundamentalist Mormon leaders, Winston Blackmore and James Oler, are charged with practicing polygamy. Oler […]

Clients often ask for estimates on how much a matter will cost. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to provide an estimate with any precision. The problem is […]

On some occasions in custody cases, lawyers are appointed for the children to advise the court what the child’s wishes are. In other instances, the services of a […]

In a recent decision, W.(K.L.) v. Genesis Fertility Centre, 2016 BCSC 1621, the British Columbia Supreme Court tackled the question of who owns human reproductive material.

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In Chomos v. Hamilton, a decision penned by Justice Pazaratz of the Ontario Superior […]

Aida Rafie
The holidays can be a very special time for children, and parents too, but it can be very difficult to plan for after the breakdown of the […]

The recent Saskatchewan Court of King’s Bench case of Henderson v Henderson 2016 SKQB 282 dealt with the contentious issue of whether pets are to be treated as akin to property or akin to children in the context […]