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Parental Alienation and How a Court Can Help You
A recent case, N v. G, 2025 ONSC 3565 (CanLII), gives us much-needed guidance and relief to parents who have been faced with parental alienation from their children. This case was originally reported at 2025 ONSC 3565 (CanLii), < https://canlii.ca/t/kcphr > but for unknown reasons, the public citation and report has been removed. However, it continues to be good case Law and this case continues to be reported on a paid subscription site of Quick Law found at [2025] o.j. 2642
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Jul 3, 20259 min read


Back to Basics: All About Equalization
Most Family Law cases in the Superior Court/unified Family Court deal with property issues. When the couple is married they are required...
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Apr 22, 20254 min read


Litigation Abuse in Ontario Family Cases
Recently I attended a family conference and I am shamelessly borrowing from some of the ideas expressed at that conference. So thanks to...
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Apr 15, 20252 min read


Reasons for Delay - Part Three Retroactive Child Support
In considering delay, courts should look at whether the reason for delay is understandable, not whether there was a reasonable excuse for...
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Mar 31, 20252 min read


Retroactively of Child Support Part Two
Why is retroactive child support so important in terms of the law? Retroactive child support simply holds payors to their existing (and...
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Mar 31, 20251 min read


Principles of Retroactive Child Support Payment
This topic as a blog is so extensive that I have to break it down into three blogs. So in this first blog, I will only talk about some...
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Mar 26, 20253 min read


Impact of Family Violence on Parenting Time
In March of 2021, the Divorce Act and the Children’s Law Reform Act were amended. The acts no longer refer to “custody” or “access”, but...
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Feb 13, 20253 min read


Bad Faith When Costs Are Awarded
After a family law trial, the judge has to decide on the cost to be awarded to either party. Sometimes I’ve heard litigants tell me that...
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Jan 28, 20252 min read


Impaired Driving - Elements That Impact a Conviction or an Acquittal
A recent case, R. v. Kefle, 2024 ONCJ 585 (CanLII), < https://canlii.ca/t/k7zv6 >, describes the issues well which is why I am including...
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Jan 2, 20253 min read


Can I as a Custodial Parent, Relocate With My Child?
The simple answer is no you cannot because the non-custodial parent may have heretic time with the child to be relocated which would then...
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Dec 16, 20243 min read


Requirement to produce income tax return returns to adjust for child support.
Often in a matrimonial dispute, the court orders that the non-custodial parent is to produce their annual income tax returns to adjust...
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Dec 11, 20243 min read


Who Let The Dog Out, Who, Who? Especially After Separation
Pets are clearly a part of the family and in fact sometimes even closer than family members. This is a reality. After separation, couples...
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Dec 4, 20244 min read


How to calculate child support if the child is with me 40% or more of the time?
So, you are separated from your spouse. The children have split timings between you and the other parent. But it’s not equal timing. So...
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Nov 27, 20244 min read
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