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 […]
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 […]