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 →
It has been a busy year for appeals at our office. Since our last adventure to the Supreme Court of Canada in November 2017, we have been retained or consulted... read more →
Most readers of my blog will know that I believe that family law cases should settle, that we should make use of out of court processes in pursuit of settlement,... read more →
It's December 31, a good day to take stock of everything that has happened in my professional life this last year. Looking back, I can say that 2017 was a... read more →
It has been a busy few months for me. One of the projects I have been working on is an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada on the definition... read more →
During initial interviews with clients, one of the most common questions I get asked is: “why do I need a separation agreement?”. For many clients, the rationale goes something like... read more →
Recently, Justice Bonkalo released a report recommending that paralegals be allowed to practice without supervision in cases family law dealing with custody, access, restraining orders, and child support. To say... read more →
Recently, I have had quite a few cases with clients who have had entered into “kitchen table” agreements with spouses soon after separation. In many ways, I can understand why... read more →
When I speak to clients about collaborative law, one frequent worry is that the collaborative process takes away the option of "going to court". To engage in collaborative law, both parties... read more →
If you do child protection work, conducting a trial at least once if not multiple times in your career is inevitable. I just spent the last two weeks again mired... read more →