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Another Look at a Partition and Sale Case:
Recently, the Superior Court agreed that a partition and sale with joint tenants cannot go ahead under the Partition and Sale Act because...
Shankar Law Office
Dec 15, 20233 min read


A Person's Capacity for Involuntary Treatment and for Their Finances:
Sometimes, I am asked to represent clients whom either a hospital or relatives allege are unable to voluntarily make decisions about...
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Nov 16, 20232 min read


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...
Shankar Law Office
Oct 9, 20232 min read


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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Oct 2, 20232 min read


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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Nov 17, 20223 min read


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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Jun 15, 20223 min read


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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Jan 14, 20223 min read


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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Dec 16, 20211 min read


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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Dec 8, 20212 min read


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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Nov 10, 20213 min read


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...
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Nov 3, 20214 min read


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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Oct 27, 20212 min read


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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Oct 20, 20215 min read
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