Coronavirus and Family Law: What You Need to Know Across Ontario, COVID-19 has left a major impact on individuals and their families. If you are in the midst of a... read more →
After 2 years, and the review of more than 1200 cases, the Motherisk Commission came out with its report yesterday. The Report is required reading for everyone who has any... read more →
Consistent with its stated purpose of keeping children with families, the Child and Family Services Act allows for, and in some cases encourages, placement of children with kin caregivers. When... read more →
I read an article this article in the Toronto Star today: Mother-child prison program giving babies, mothers 'a better chance'. The article contains a description of a program which aims to keep... read more →
Although a well-known option in criminal law, many counsel and clients are unaware that in certain very specific circumstances, a court may order the Ministry of the Attorney General to... read more →
The Honourable Justice Susan Lang released her Independent Review of the Motherisk Drug Testing Laboratory yesterday. The full report can be downloaded here. The report, simply put, is damning. Justice... read more →
Although common in matrimonial court cases, it is a rare phenomenon for legal costs to be awarded against the Children's Aid Society in child welfare cases. This is because in order... read more →
Since I helped break the story about Motherisk, some significant developments have occurred: 1. The Hospital for Sick Children has permanently closed Motherisk's Drug Testing Laboratory. No explanation was given... read more →
It has been more than two weeks since controversy erupted over Motherisk's analysis of hair strand tests for criminal and child protection matters. It appears that the response of the... read more →
Motherisk has finally provided a response to the recent questions raised about the reliability of its hair testing procedures. Except the response isn't really a response. Rather, it is a... read more →