One of the things people worry most about when separating is the cost of getting divorced. The cost of going to Family Court can be very high. Separating spouses want to know which spouse will pay the legal and other…
Concerns and differences about parenting are a frequent cause of separation and divorce. Alternatively, concerns about changes in a spouse’s behaviour can lead to the end of the relationship and even mental health concerns. Added to that is the fact that separations…
Child support is the right of the child. Parents generally cannot deprive a child of his or her right to child support. Further, a child’s right to child support can go past the child’s eighteenth birthday. So, just because a separation agreement or child…
Our Child Has Come to Live with Me, How Do I Stop My Child Support Payments to My Ex? Child support payments are based on where I child actually lives, not where a Court Order or Separation Agreement says that…
Family Law is all about changing family dynamics. Families do not stop changing just because a court makes a Final Order. Parenting arrangements and child support are particularly prone to changes because children’s lives change as they get older and child support…
Ontario Family Court Judges generally have a very dim impression of parents, mothers or fathers, who deny their children the opportunity to have a relationship with both parents. Section 16(10) of the Divorce Act requires that judges give children of married parents…
Under Ontario’s current Family Law Legislation, pets, of any sort, are not treated like children. They are, for all purposes of law, “property,” like furniture or cars or bank accounts. So, judges do not decide things on the basis of the “best interests…
Child support does not end at age 18 for children who are unable to become financially independent because they are disabled or are in full-time school. While it may be appropriate for child support to change in those circumstances, it is not up to…
Family Law questions about spousal support are never quick to answer. Neither are questions about stock options in the family law context. Your question does raise a number of important issues surrounding spousal support that people often misunderstand. (Getting spousal support law wrong…
After separation, many spouses want their “exes” to live up to their obligations before getting a divorce. To understand why that matters, it is important to understand what “divorce” means (which is more fully explained in this podcast). But to summarize, all the “divorce” means is that a person…