A Child’s Right to Be Heard: Thoughts on the Intersection of Family Law and Human Rights
For those of us who practice family law, or who are involved in the family justice system in some way, there is a tendency to focus on the minutiae of the law and the specific cases we are involved in. […]
Appealing to the Supreme Court
So you reached the appellate court in your jurisdiction and you’ve lost… now what? The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) can overturn the appellate court’s decision but it’s not so simple. As you can imagine, the SCC is inundated […]
Sucks to be a Sussex: Harry and Meghan Allegedly Banned from Using Royal Name
In early 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their intention to ‘step back’ as senior members of the British Royal Family. Simultaneously with this jaw-dropping announcement came the release of a new website (sussexroyal.com), wherein Harry and Meghan explained […]
Delinquent Child Support Payor – An Unsympathetic Approach
The Ontario Court of Appeal decision of Colucci v Colucci, 2019 ONCA 561 deals an application by a payor father to reduce his child support arrears which had accumulated to over $170,000.
In 1996, the payor father had […]
Varying a Custody Order
Custody Orders occasionally need to be modified; one party may want to increase their parenting time or reduce the other party’s parenting time. The Divorce Act, specifically, Section 17(5) sets out the following with respect to the variation […]
What is the Hague Convention?
The Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, often referred to as the Hauge Convention, is a multilateral treaty established in 1980 with the purposes of securing the return of children wrongfully removed from their home […]
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