Forcing the Partition and Sale of a Jointly Owned Matrimonial Home
I used to think that this area was clearcut. I still believe so but there seem to be varying decisions from various Superior Courts. One...
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Shankar Law Office
- Oct 2
- 1 min
Sex Assault Cases: Should I or Should I Not Call the Accused to Testify on His or Her Own Behalf?
The criminal court system is flooded by sex assault cases. As a lawyer, we take on several sex assault cases in our office. Attached is a...
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Shankar Law Office
- Nov 18, 2022
- 3 min
How Not to be "Taken to the Cleaners"
As this title states, it implies that one or both parties at the end of a divorce of a couple or separation for a non-married couple are...
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Shankar Law Office
- Jun 15, 2022
- 2 min
Going Through a Child Protection Case? Don't Lose Hope.
Justice Sherr just released an empowering decision in Children’s Aid Society of Toronto v. N.G., 2022 ONCJ 235 For any family going...
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Shankar Law Office
- Jan 15, 2022
- 3 min
Unequal Division of Net Family Property: A High Bar to Achieve
Sometimes, clients ask me if, based on poor spending habits by the other party, they can have their net family property unequally divided...
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Shankar Law Office
- Dec 16, 2021
- 1 min
Don't Change the Status Quo Based on the COVID-19 Excuse!
In this decision just released, the Court refuted the stance of the mother that there was a need to diverge from the pre-pandemic status...
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Shankar Law Office
- Dec 8, 2021
- 2 min
Common law and Unjust Enrichment Trust Claim
Here is a recent case that I have been successful in. The motion argument lasted for an hour. The main and only point in the argument...
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Shankar Law Office
- Nov 10, 2021
- 3 min
Credibility and Reliability: What Does it Mean?
R. v. H.A., 2021 ONSC 6916, is a recent case by Justice Bell that goes into the issues of credibility and reliability. In any trial,...
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Shankar Law Office
- Nov 3, 2021
- 4 min
Second Case Mandating Vaccination for a 14 Year Old
In Saint-Phard v. Saint-Phard, 2021 ONSC 6910, the court on the plea of the father decided that it is in the child’s best interests to be...
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Shankar Law Office
- Oct 27, 2021
- 2 min
What is Pre-judgment Interest?
The Court said that as a general rule, a payor spouse is required to pay prejudgment interest on an equalization payment owing to the...
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Shankar Law Office
- Oct 20, 2021
- 4 min
Can You Force The Opposing Party to Pay Interim Legal Expenses?
Fairly often, I have been faced with cases where my client tells me that he or she cannot afford to continue with the legal fight because...
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Shankar Law Office
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
In Person Schooling and Vaccination of Children
In AC v LL, 2021 ONSC 6530, just released, Justice Charney ordered that if there was a choice, children should attend in person schooling...
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Shankar Law Office
- Oct 5, 2021
- 2 min
Making a Good Case for Mobility, Shared Parenting Time and Interim Sale of Matrimonial Home
In the attached case of Lee v Eckinswiller, 2021 ONSC 6519, which was just published, counsel for the father won on all grounds. Mother...
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