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A recent case came out by the Superior Court of Justice in Hamilton l that dealt with the issue of changing the residence of where a child goes to school during a family court dispute. These instances involve cases where the school a child attends has already been settled in …
Can you switch your child’s school and residence before school starts? Read More »
If you and your spouse are going through a simple divorce (or a not so simple one), you may be asking yourself who will pay the costs of getting a divorce? Even if your separation is messy and complicated or even possibly going through the courts, the actual process of …
Okay, so let me start off by telling you exactly what I mean by the words “SIMPLE DIVORCE”. Before I do that however, as any lawyer will tell you, rarely is anything “simple” in law. However, many simple divorces are indeed fairly simple to complete from a lawyer’s point of …
What Is Considered To Be A Simple Divorce In Ontario? Read More »
I recently had a family law case at the Brampton courthouse where I was representing the father in a case involving his 4 year old son. The big picture facts were as follows: the child was living primarily with his mother but seeing the father every weekend, overnight. My client, …
When Is Joint Custody Applicable In A Family Law Case In Brampton, Ontario? Read More »
I am often asked by new or prospective clients, how they can go about to obtain “custody” of their young child. There could be a very long and complicated answer to this question, but I will try to provide the simplest and easiest answer. First of all, you have to …
I am often asked by clients how they can collect child support from their ex partner and parent of their child. This assumes there is already an order for child support made in their favour. Let’s also assume that such an order was made enforceable by the FRO (Family Responsibility …
What Happens When My Ex Is Not Paying Court Ordered Child Support? Read More »
The Children’s Aid Society (CAS) are very powerful, in many cases, more powerful than the police. There is no other agency or organization in Ontario that can come into another person’s home and take away their children and not have to justify the apprehension to a court of law for …
The Children’s Aid Society Want To Talk To Me, What Are My Rights? Read More »
In order to obtain a divorce the married couple has to be separated from each other for one year. The couple can live together for no more than 90 days during this one year period (in the hopes of reconciling the relationship). As long as the married couple has been …
I Want A Divorce But My Partner Does Not Want To Cooperate, Can I Still Get A Divorce? Read More »
In most cases the access parent has to pay monthly child support as the custodial parent likely has the child living with him/her full time and as a result, has incurred increased expenses. If the primary caregiver seeks child support then there are standard child support guidelines that are based …
How Much Child Or Spousal Support Do I Have To Pay – Is There A Formula I Can Look Up? Read More »
A family law case can take anywhere from a few weeks to many years to come to an end. Even when a family law case ends, it ends many times only to be restarted the next day, week, month or year, when a party does not seem to be following …
I Am In The Middle Of A Custody Battle With My Ex, How Long Will This All Take? Read More »