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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


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...
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Oct 13, 20213 min read


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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Oct 5, 20212 min read


Setting Aside a Domestic Contract or Separation Agreement
Introduction: I do a lot of separation agreements and domestic contracts. Clients often ask me if what they are signing is absolutely...
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Jul 7, 20215 min read


Certificate of Pending Litigation
In Safarloo v. COR-C Corp., 2020 ONSC 6535 (CanLII), Justice Kurz Summarized the law and the application of the principles in this area. ...
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Jun 30, 20215 min read


What are the Options That a Court has for Decision Making in Family Matter?
The options available to the court include the following: 1. It may grant sole decision-making responsibility in all areas to one...
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Jun 23, 20217 min read


The Law Related to Separation Date
McBennett v Danish 2021 onsc 3610 Madam Justice Chappell beautifully summarizes the law related to separation date. Often I've couples...
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Jun 9, 202113 min read


Amended Children’s Law Reform Act - 1
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...
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Mar 24, 20214 min read


Mobility – Moving with the Children from Ottawa to Kingston:
Should the children be moved to Kinston or remain in Ottawa? Justice O’Bonsawin started his analysis by looking at Gordon v. Goertz ,...
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Mar 10, 20214 min read


Should Value of Work Client Contracts be Part of an Equalization Calculation?
Justice Hebner in Abitbol v. Abitbol, 2020 ONSC 4619 addressed this issue. He started by analyzing the law first: I start with the...
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Mar 3, 20212 min read
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