It absolutely does not matter why you separated. Child support is the right of the child. The conduct of the parents has nothing to do with it. There are two components to child support: base support and section 7 expenses. Base support…
When it comes to your mortgage during a divorce, consider this video (not by John Schuman) outlining your choices. To grasp the full picture, explore property division details upon marriage conclusion and a video about spousal support. It’s important to…
Disagreements between family members, whether they be in an intact family, in a separating or divorcing family, or in estate matters are very different from other types of disagreements. In commercial disputes, a cost/benefit analysis or the “bottom line” can…
In a recent Toronto Family Court decision, available here, Justice Czutrin, of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded $90,000 in court costs to a woman who did not have a family lawyer (or any lawyer) assisting her at trial. In…
Family lawyers can make a huge difference when your ex-spouse is being difficult or aggressive. Having a lawyer does a lot more than allowing you letting avoid interaction with your difficult ex by having the lawyer do it. A good family…
Spousal support can be worth a lot of money. Half of the income that a spouse earns can be paid to his or her ex-spouse as spousal support. Since spousal support can be worth so much, it is not uncommon for a…
Family mediation is an excellent way to resolve the legal issues that come up after separation in Ontario. It avoids the stress, acrimony and high costs of going to Family Court. Mediation can also allow separated spouses to work out…
When separated parents cannot make decisions for their children, or cannot agree on who should have custody, they may have to go to court. Judges are almost never trained in social work or child psychology. Some of them did not…
Custody/access assessments are not binding on judges. That means judges do not have to follow them. The report is only one piece of evidence, and the psychologist is the only witness at a trial. The judge has to consider everything. For all…
Engagement rings, and other “gifts in contemplation of marriage” are not gifts in the traditional sense. Rather, in the legal context, they are part of a contract to get married. The contract works like this: He asks you to marry him…