FAMILY LAW BLOG
I think my partner/spouse is a bad parent. Can I just move out with our child?
Moving out and taking a child, without the other’s permission, is never a good idea – unless there are immediate safety concerns. Family Court Judges do not like it when one parent takes a child away…
Am I Entitled to Spousal Support? I paid for my spouse’s education, I looked after the kids when they were little, and I my income is lower.
Questions about spousal support are complicated with uncertain answers. Although your question mentions eligibility for spousal support, you have correctly identified that eligibility is a different question from how much you will get. Spousal support is…
Does Not Being Named on the Birth Certificate Affect Child Custody or Child Support?
In the world of child custody/access and child support, whose names are on the birth certificate matter very little, if at all. It can mean that the mother can do more without getting the father’s (or…
Do Common-Law Spouses Share Each Other’s Debt
In Ontario, there is no property division between common-law couples. That means that, as a result of their relationship, they do not share in the value of each other assets or their debts. Your common-law partner’s…
My daughter is going to university, we have a large RESP, do I still have to pay child support?
It sounds like you have a good case to change the way support is paid. Child support is much more flexible after the age of 18. Available funds, such as a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP), should…
Can parents force a 16-year-old teenager to undergo treatment for depression or other medical conditions?
The short answer to this is no. Unless you are deemed incompetent to make your own decisions, the Health Care Consent Act, 1996 says you make your own decisions regarding health care. In fact, section 4 of that act…
Do Common-Law Spouses Share Each Other’s Debt
In Ontario, there is no property division between common-law couples. That means that, as a result of their relationship, they do not share in the value of each other assets or their debts. Your common-law partner’s…
Can a Common-Law Spouse Kick His Long Term Common-Law Partner Out of the Home Because He Owns It?
Living common law is very different from being married, and one important difference is that common law couples do not have a matrimonial home. Married couples cannot kick each other out of the home (or homes)…
Can I Get Divorced If My Spouse Has Left the Province of Ontario?
In Canada, section 3(1) of the Divorce Act says that a Court can only grant a divorce if one of the spouses has lived in the Court’s jurisdiction for one year. Since your husband has been living in the…
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