Thomas Dart, Partner, Family Law The Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters has published its report on Family Justice. This committee was convened at the invitation of the Chief Justice of Canada, the Honorable
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Parenting – Family Mealtimes
Catherine Hyde – Paralegal Tis the season, and no I don’t mean Christmas. You have made it through the winter activities of hockey, figure skating, dance, music. Now the days are getting warmer and longer. Your schedule though often becomes busier…
Are tape recordings admissible evidence in Family Court proceedings?
Barrie Hayes, Partner, Family Law.
The admissibility of audio or video tape recordings are, like any other potential evidence , to be ruled on by a judge. In determining the admissibility of any evidence a judge will consider the…
What Do Marriage and Horror Movies Have in Common?
By Douglas J. Manning, Partner, Certified Specialist in Family Law Statistics reveal that fewer and fewer couples are choosing marriage and therefore more and more couples are choosing to live in common-law relationships. Perhaps they think it will be…
Spring Cleaning – Sweeping out the Spouse!
Protecting the Matrimonial Home from Net Family Property Equalization Claims
Barrie Hayes, Partner
In many marriages the matrimonial home is the most significant family asset owned by the spouses. The Family Law Act (“FLA”), in dealing with equalization of net family property on separation, provides special treatment of the…
Lesson Learned
I know better, I really do.
My children are both four years old and they are both signed up for gymnastics every Sunday morning. They love participating and I love watching them. What I don’t love is trying to get…
Be Careful What You Wish For!
By Douglas J. Manning, Partner, Certified Specialist in Family Law
A recent, highly publicized, spousal support decision sheds light on how the “other half” live (and how they end up paying their support).
Michael McCain, one of the children…
Financial Matters in a Marriage: Spender or Saver – What is your Partner?
Catherine Hyde, Paralegal. You have heard the expression “Love is Blind”. This can be the case when couples suddenly discover that they have very different thoughts on how to manage their money. During the period when you were discovering each other…
The Differing Approaches to the Calculation of Spousal Support under the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines – Part Two
Barrie Hayes, Partner In my previous blog I described the formulaic calculation used by the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines (“ SSAG”) to determine spousal support in circumstances where the parties had no children. In this article I will focus…