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Integrating a new partner into your existing family can be an exciting step, but it is not always without challenges. Depending on whether the children's other biological parent is still in the

The facts in Noel v. Butler, 2016 NBCA 49, [Noel] are not complicated.

Wealthy families are no strangers to marriage contracts. But sometimes a formal agreement isn't enough to satisfy the family law courts.

In today’s evolving financial landscape, divorce isn’t just about dividing the family home or bank accounts.

Divorce after a long marriage can trigger an array of emotions that may feel overwhelming. The transition from a shared life to one on your own often stirs up feelings of sadness, anger, relief, or even guilt.

A surrogate mother is a woman who carries a baby full term on behalf of someone else. In some cases, the surrogate uses her own eggs to fertilize the sperm from the male donor (the intended father)...

The Child Support Guidelines and the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines have helped harmonize the awards of child support and spousal support across Canada.

Do they have to accommodate your request to change your hours of work to care for an aging parent?? These questions fall under the umbrella of family status discrimination...

What is the dollar value of an interest in a discretionary family trust for equalization purposes under Ontario's Family Law Act?

When a loved one has been in an accident, there are several things going through your mind. One of which might be, "can they make decisions for themselves?" When a loved one is in an accident and is found to be incapable.

Child support is one of the most common topics in family law, but what what happens when a parent refuses to pay? That was the situation in a recent case in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in which a father...

Clients like to say that they don't have any personal effects of value. While they likely mean monetary value, they are overlooking the sentimental value these items may have.

So you have separated from you spouse and now want to move to a different city to get away from it all and perhaps start a new life with your partner.

Judicial intolerance for spouses who provide incomplete financial disclosure in divorce cases appears to be on the rise, amid an increasing backlog of cases that is putting significant demand...

In a ground-breaking decision, an Ontario court recently ordered a husband to pay his former wife damages of $150,000 on account of the physical and psychological abuse she endured over their 17-year marriage.

Over the last two months, several urgent family law matters have proceeded before courts across Canada notwithstanding the significant suspension of court services.

A parent who participates in a family court case in Ontario may wonder if Ontario is the appropriate location for their case. In circumstances where one parent has moved the children to Ontario...