or Education Law more broadly, apply to the schools their children attend. The reality is that Ontario Private Schools do not have the same curriculum, rules or legally imposed standards that public schools do. The Ontario Government allows a lot…
In Ontario, we do not talk about “parental rights”, but rather parental responsibilities. Parents do not have rights over their kids. Our custody and access laws are child-centred. Judges make the Order for children that is in each child’s best…
When separating from your married spouse, the critical dates for calculating property division are the dates of marriage and the date of separation. You do not share in your assets or liabilities after separation except in specific, and uncommon situations…
If you and your spouse were married, but you are not yet divorced and you do not have a separation agreement or divorce order, then the answer is yes. Your spouse is allowed to keep coming into the house because…
Under section 2(1) of the Child Support Guidelines, the biological parent of a child always pays the full table amount of child support (unless the child is adopted or the parent passes the undue hardship test). A biological parent, who is…
Family mediation is an excellent way to resolve the legal issues that come up after separation. It avoids the stress, acrimony and high costs of going to Family Court. Mediation can also allow separated spouses to work out the general…
Under section 2(1) of the Child Support Guidelines, the biological parent of a child always pays the full table amount of child support (unless the child is adopted or the parent passes the undue hardship test). A biological parent, who is…
Orders for spousal support that are “indefinite” are subject to a review and possibly a change when there is a “material change in circumstances.” That means support can be reduced or ended when there is a big change for the…
It is certainly a sad situation when a parent of a child does not even take enough interest in parenting to respond to your claim for custody of the child. It certainly sounds like that parent does not want to play…
Before the pension beneficiary retires, the pension is divided as property, and that can reduce the amount of support you receive. However, once the pension beneficiary retires, the pension is no longer property and is treated as an income source on…