FAMILY LAW BLOG

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…

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…

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)…

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…

In Ontario, Family Courts frequently issue orders for retroactive child support, which is a form of back child support. Judges commonly make decisions on retroactive child support, even in cases where the paying parent may not…

When a child attends post-secondary education, the obligation to pay child support increases and a portion of the post-secondary expenses can be added to the amount of required child support. If a parent is paying both…

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…

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…