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Shankar Law Office
May 27, 20203 min read
Exclusive Possession of Family Home
guidance on the issue of exclusive possession of family property
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Shankar Law Office
May 20, 20202 min read
Status Quo vs. Best Interests of the Children
What does the Court do when there are allegations against a spouse having long-standing custody of the children
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Shankar Law Office
May 14, 20205 min read
Valuation and separation dates - how are these decided?
How are separation dates decided? Also, why are these dates important? How does the Court decide on the valuation / separation date?
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Shankar Law Office
Apr 24, 20203 min read
CUSTODY AND ACCESS - DOES MY CHILD HAVE A VOICE?
I often have clients ask how their child’s voices may be heard by the Court.
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Shankar Law Office
Apr 15, 20203 min read
Don’t snatch a child and try to change status quo - IT WON’T WORK
Differences erupt between the parents about the child’s well being. The father calls the Children’s Aid Society to complain about the mother
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Shankar Law Office
Mar 24, 202011 min read
Support Payor Paying Less Than What They are Supposed to Pay Due to Their Own Conduct:
Imputing income to persons who are earning less than they should be earning due to their own reckless behaviour or misconduct
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Shankar Law Office
Mar 4, 20203 min read
What is Status Quo and When is it Really Status Quo?
When the mother wants to leave with the child to start a new life, step grandmother calls up the CAS to do a welfare check on the child ...
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Shankar Law Office
Feb 27, 20203 min read
Impaired / refusal and the Interlock Program
There is an automatic driving prohibition of at least one year against such accused. However, the Government of Ontario ...
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Shankar Law Office
Feb 13, 20203 min read
Undue Hardship in Paying Child Support For First v Second Family
Often enough people get together and have children then split. And again, the cycle repeats leaving the payor with two families to support
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Shankar Law Office
Feb 8, 20204 min read
Equalisation
some very useful principles related to how the limitation period applies to a claim for equalisation under the family law act
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Shankar Law Office
Jan 21, 20204 min read
When does a couple actually separate after they say they are separated?
The reality of life is that couples commit to be together for life time and yet, differences cropped up and inevitably they separate
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Shankar Law Office
Jan 6, 20202 min read
How do you effectively determine a payor’s income for support purposes?
Before a lawyer or judge can determine an appropriate amount of support for a person to pay, it is necessary to first determine income
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Shankar Law Office
Dec 15, 20193 min read
Determining Income of a payor for Child and Spousal Support
This week’s blog focuses on the issue of determining income of a payor for child and spousal support, and specifically whether RRSP withdraw
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