New QB Decision On Blameworthy Conduct
In general, the courts will award retroactive child support to a successful applicant for a period of up to 3 years prior to when the applicant gave […]
Family Law
Deportation Due To A Breakdown In The Marriage
Getting divorced and being deported is a harsh reality for Canadian Permanent Residents (PR’s). Under the Immigration & Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) regulations, if a […]
Home Away From Home
Parents who do not live in the same city (or even the same country) as their children primarily live can face significant difficulties with respect to […]
Imputing Income For The Purposes Of Child Support – Unreasonable Expenses
Sections 16 to 20 of the Federal Child Support Guidelines deal with how a spouse’s annual income should be determined for the […]
Questioning In Family Law Proceedings
Family Law practice very often overlaps with or has criminal law aspects to it.
One common example is where a party incurs criminal charges that are entirely relevant to […]
Three Dispositions Of The Matrimonial Home
There is a saying that the biggest purchase that a couple will make during the marriage is a home. Ergo the biggest asset to be dealt with […]
Accelerated Costs, Access To Justice And Family Law Proceedings
The recent decision of Jivraj v Jivraj (2014 ABQB 307) by Madam Justice J.B. Veit dealt with whether accelerated costs, or costs above the […]
Travel And Living Allowance As Income For Child Support Determinations
In a recent British Columbia Supreme Court decision, Webster v. Webster, 2014 BCSC 730 (“Webster”), Justice Pearlman considers whether a non-taxable “living-out allowance” […]
Spousal Immunity Extended To Common Law Couples
It has long been the common law rule that married individuals may not be called to testify in a court of law against their spouse. Recently, […]
The Story Of Tiny Tim: Pet Custody After A Relationship Breakdown
When a relationship breaks down and parties separate or divorce, a number of difficult questions will inevitably arise. What should custody of the children look like? What […]