Introduction: I do a lot of separation agreements and domestic contracts. Clients often ask me if what they are signing is absolutely...

In Safarloo v. COR-C Corp., 2020 ONSC 6535 (CanLII), Justice Kurz Summarized the law and the application of the principles in this area. ...

The options available to the court include the following: 1. It may grant sole decision-making responsibility in all areas to one...

McBennett v Danish 2021 onsc 3610 Madam Justice Chappell beautifully summarizes the law related to separation date. Often I've couples...

There is a new sheriff in town! Actually, there is a new sheriff in the form of the re-worded and amended and updated Children’s Law...

Should the children be moved to Kinston or remain in Ottawa? Justice O’Bonsawin started his analysis by looking at Gordon v. Goertz, 1996...

Justice Hebner in Abitbol v. Abitbol, 2020 ONSC 4619 addressed this issue. He started by analyzing the law first: I start with the...

The stepmother wanted access to a child, such access opposed by the father and by the mother. The mother and father submit that they...

Sometimes, in family cases, bad faith and unreasonable behaviour are indicia for increased costs. What exactly do we mean by “bad faith...

The short answer is yes! This was affirmed recently in a case called Bailey-Lewis v. Lewis, 2020 ONSC 7525 by Faieta, J. A person with an...

I have clients who ask me to represent them for charges of impaired. One wonders if police officers have reasonable and probable grounds...

Justice Chappel in Corcios v Burgess, 2011 ONSC 3326 laid out the following principles that are still followed to date on how to...

This is the lesson given loud and clear in Beaulieu v. Diotte, 2020 ONSC 6787 by Justice Mackinnon. The respondent unilaterally overheld...