Rates of family violence are steadily increasing within Canada. The newly amended Divorce Act, which came into force on March 1st, 2021 has attempted to mitigate issues of family violence facing Canadians during a divorce.
In the newly amended Divorce […]
There are many reasons why spouses may choose to proceed with a “do-it-yourself” separation or divorce. One of the most cited reasons is the potentially high cost that can come with retaining a lawyer. However, in the case of separation […]
The Canadian family law meets individuals and families at the most vulnerable times in their lives, including when one parent is incarcerated. This begs the question, if there is an existing child support order, and the payor parent or spouse […]
In the recent decision of Prykhodko v Anderson, 2021 ABQB 192, the Honourable Justice Gates considered the definition of an adult interdependent partner in the context of a maintenance and support application.
Justice Gates set out the relevant […]
Krebs v Cote, 2021 ONCA 467, a new case out of the Ontario Court of Appeal, sheds some light on the status of a cohabitation agreement after a couple separates and then reconciles and then separates once more.
In this […]
Being a parent is hard enough as is and struggling with mental health can make it even more challenging. Thankfully, society is moving away from the stigmatization associated with mental illness. We are finally starting to recognize the importance of […]
Health Canada has approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children and teens aged 12 – 18. This is viewed by many as a positive indication of a return to pre-pandemic life. However, in some cases, it poses another challenge for […]
It was recently ruled in the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta case GCG v GLG, 2021 ABQB 36, that full mortgage payments made by a parent for a matrimonial home in which the ex-partner was living in and […]
Take it from the Respondent in Lenihan v Shankar 2021 ONSC 330, Ms. Indira Shankar – it just isn’t worth the risk to falsify electronic evidence in court. Especially when the real electronic record shows you to be alienating […]
It is not often that the Supreme Court of Canada considers a family law case, which is why it has been surprising to see not one, but four family law cases currently under consideration in the nation’s highest court. The […]