During the course of your matrimonial file you will be asked by your lawyer to produce a number of documents. These will include personal documents relating to your finances, including but not limited to bank account statements, credit card statements [...read full post]
What happens on interim custody applications when there is no existing court order? In granting an interim order for custody, the court is obliged to consider the status quo. Preservation of the status quo pending trial is generally considered to [...read full post]
Social media – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and the like – is not going anywhere. It is now firmly rooted as an accepted and, for some, indispensible part of our interconnections with others. The mechanism will evolve (or devolve, depending on [...read full post]
The courts are not waiting for the legislature when it comes to the wording of orders. Changes proposed in the White Paper on Family Relations Act Reform have not yet been adopted as law; however, in keeping with the report’s [...read full post]
There can be a positive obligation on separated or divorced parents to support a child through post-secondary education if that cost is labelled an extraordinary expense pursuant to s.7 of the Federal Child Support Guidelines. That section states that,
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