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 […]
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 […]