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April 29, 2025

Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds Retroactive Child Support Order due to Change in Parental Incomes

In short: The couple had divorced in 2015, with the father contributing more towards child support proportionate to his income. With the mother starting to earn […]

April 7, 2025

Wife Entitled to Equalization Despite Provisions in Will

When family law and succession law intersect in a case, the spouse’s right to equalization of marital property often supersedes the provisions of the will. Time […]

April 3, 2025

NS Court Denies Grandma Party Status in Child Protection Case

The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia recently denied ‘party’ status to a maternal grandmother in a child protection case. The court denied her appeal to be […]

March 17, 2025

Property Division and Spousal Support in a Common-Law Separation

In Ontario, common-law partners do not have equal rights to the family home and property division as a married couple does. This is why most cohabiting […]

January 14, 2025

Divorce Day: Surge In Divorce Filings After New Year’s

Another first Monday of the New Year is behind us, and just as we saw last year, there has been a very high number of divorce […]

January 6, 2025

Ontario court rules husband’s financial disclosure must proceed despite jurisdiction challenge

In the case of Trop v. Trop (2024 ONCA 855), the Ontario Court of Appeal signified the importance of financial disclosure in family law proceedings. This […]

December 24, 2024

Ontario Superior Court declares wife sole owner of Yorkshire Terrier in family law dispute

Recently, the Ontario Superior Court was tasked with resolving a unique issue involving the custody of a family pet, a Yorkshire Terrier named Meg. The applicant […]

October 9, 2024

Canada Handles Family Law Matters Independently

Divorce is an emotional and difficult process. If there is involvement of legal systems of different countries, it becomes even more complicated. In the case of […]

October 3, 2024

Will my Foreign Divorce be recognized in Canada?

The world has become increasingly globalized today; connectivity has been established in every aspect of the global economies. For example, couples who have lived and married […]