In Ontario, where a person dies without a valid will, they are said to have died “intestate.” When a person dies intestate, the Ontario Succession Law Reform Act stipulates that the deceased’s spouse is entitled to a “preferential share” of
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Financial Disclosure …when is enough, enough?
By Lori Aylwin
Often in Family Law proceedings clients feel bogged down by requests to produce documents. Clients have at times expressed to me a dissatisfaction with having to produce bank statements for past years, attachments from income tax returns, documents that are…
Financial Statement – Part 1 – Income
The first step to complete in your financial statement relates to your income. Your income is important in order to determine the amount of child support you will pay in accordance with the Federal Child Support Guidelines.
Determining what your…
Access – Simple Pleasures
My daughter, who lives in Yellowknife, recently sent some pictures of the family fishing in the Yellowknife River. The picture to the right is that of my son-in-law and my granddaughter, who is 3 years old. Both Father and daughter were enjoying…
Financial Statements – Part 4(b): General Household Contents and Vehicles
The law clerks at Barriston have focused on the various sections of a Financial Statement. Part 4(b) identifies household contents, vehicles and other items. Just as a quick refresher: remember that your Financial Statement is a snapshot of your financial…
Burgar Rowe Resolution Services and the Merger of the Burgar Rowe and Purser Dooley Cockburn Smith Law Firms
The Family Law Lawyers at Burgar Rowe are pleased to introduce their new mediation and arbitration services. Increasingly over the past 10-15 years the courts have been inundated with family law cases. This has caused a considerable backlog of court…
SHARES IN A FAMILY CORPORATION – WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOUR PARENTS WANT ME TO SIGN OFF ON THE FAMILY BUSINESS????
One of my friends was recently faced with a decision she found to be somewhat insulting. Her husband’s family has a “family business”, which business was incorporated. The corporation was in the process of re-structuring and wished to issue shares…
THE MATRIMONIAL HOME: The Essentials
The matrimonial home is often the single largest assets owned by separating spouses. The Family Law Act (F.L.A.) recognizes and affords special protection to the matrimonial home and addressing both property and possessory entitlements. The legislation does not apply to…
Marriage verses “Common-Law”
Let me introduce myself as the newest Barriston blogger. I joined the firm, as a partner last month. Prior to this I practiced, mostly as a sole practioner, for the past sixteen years. I have practiced law for twenty five…
Mandatory Information Programmes in the Family Court or (MIPS FC)
One of the ‘four pillars’ of court reform announced by Ontario’s Attorney General, Chris Bentley, last year (2010) was to provide up front information for people who were suffering from marriage breakdown. The way in which Minister Bentley’s strives to…