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Clients often ask if they can get some or all of their legal fees reimbursed by their former spouse if they "win" the case.

Following the enactment of Bill 245, significant changes to the Ontario's Succession Law Reform Act (SLRA) came into force on January 1, 2022.

A carefully drafted separation agreement, Family Court Order, or parenting plan will anticipate most things that will come up in a child's life.

In Ontario, family law matters arising over parenting time and contact are governed by the Children's Law Reform Act (CLRA). While the CLRA recognizes the importance of children maintaining...

If you're thinking of selling your matrimonial home, then you should be aware of the following considerations in the Family Law Act (FLA).

In British Columbia, when a marriage or a marriage-like relationship (often referred to as a common-law relationship) ends, each spouse is presumed to receive half of all family property.

In Gray v. Gray, the Court of Appeal for Ontario de-listed an appeal from the Superior Court of Justice, Family Court Branch ("Family Court") until the appellant's motion to set aside the order at issue was decided.

At a variation application, the mother sought primary care and final decision making, and the father sought shared parenting of the parties' 13 year old son.

This polarizing issue has become the subject of significant media coverage as anti-vaccine groups are becoming increasingly vocal. One father even launched a GoFundMe campaign in order

This case asked the Court to consider the unusual situation of a party to a potentially valid polygamous marriage (performed in Pakistan) asking for a divorce from her husband. Initially, the Court of Queen’s Bench declined to hear evidence from either party on the basis that Ms. Azam had admitted in her pleadings that Mr. Jan was married at the time of their marriage in Pakistan, and thus the marriage was void.

My parents purchased a condo under my name, is there a way for them to legally take the condo back?

At Cox & Palmer, we are working to ensure that we provide timely and responsive advice to our clients with custody and other family law issues, while keeping you up to date on recent legal decisions.

These are unprecedented times. As I write this article, Canada has 3,385 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, ...

Following the recent provincial election, Ontario’s Liberal government re-introduced the budget bill which had been defeated during the last session of the legislature.

Recently, we have noticed a trend in discrimination claims by employees of clients in which the employee combines a disability claim with a family status claim.

The federal government has updated the Federal Child Support Tables, effective October 1, 2025.

A recent case from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Birnie v Birnie, 2019 ONSC 2152, has several important lessons for Canadians when it comes to estate planning.