In Canada, child support is determined by looking at both parties’ total income for the year, so it is crucial to have an accurate accounting of what each person makes. Occasionally, self-employed individuals will attempt to obscure their total income […]
While “shared parenting” sounds like it refers to a 50/50 split in parenting time, it is actually any parenting arrangement where neither party has the child or children for less than 40% of the time (i.e., a 40/60 split is […]
Nova Scotia father Joseph Power was recently sentenced to four and a half years in prison for violating court orders regarding child support. Power owes at least $250,000 in child support to his ex-wife Angela Power.
Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice […]
The Limitations Act, RSA 2000, c L-12 bars claimants from seeking a civil remedial order after two years on the date on which the claimant knew of the injury or ought to have known (or ten years after the claim […]
Co-parents face a multitude of issues upon separation. In some instance, this includes hyphenating a child’s last name to represent both sides of the family. When this issue is disputed, the court is tasked with deciding whether the change in […]
This past year in Calgary, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench enacted a new procedure for family law court called Family Docket Court. It is important for litigants to know that this is generally the first step now to get […]
Under the recent amendments to the Divorce Act, parties to a Divorce are obligated to try and resolve matters through a family dispute resolution process before going to court. One option for family dispute resolution is arbitration. An Arbitrator has […]
Bill C-78, An Act to Amend the Divorce Act, came into force on March 1st, 2021. Bill C-78 has four key objectives: promoting the children’s best interests, addressing family violence, helping reduce poverty, and making Canada’s family justice system […]
If you or your lawyer are participating in a divorce trial that includes a marriage, property or parenting rights that have occurred in a foreign jurisdiction with cultural considerations that a judge may not be familiar with, consider bringing an […]
In a recent case out of Ontario, Alsawwah v Afifi, 2020 ONSC 2883 (which was heard by the Ontario Superior Court via videoconference) the Court started out by quoting the famous American trial lawyer, Louis Nizer, who once wrote […]