FAMILY LAW BLOG
Who Pays the Costs of Going to Family Court?
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…
Was It Illegal For My High School Chaplain To Take Me To Therapy Without Telling My Parents?
This question touches on a lot of the rights of adolescents under Ontario’s Health and Education Laws. It might also seem to be related to Family Law. Mostly, it is a question of children’s rights. Health Care and…
Do Ontario Schools Have to Teach Teenage Parents?
Ontario’s publicly funded education system has been set up to provide additional assistance for children who face challenges or barriers to their ability to receive an education. That assistance is mandated by the Education Act, several regulations, several Ministry Policies,…
How Do I Convince A Family Court Judge That My Ex Is A Bad Parent?
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…
Our Separation Agreement is About To Expire, Does My Ex Still Have To Pay Child Support Until Our Child Turns 18?
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…
Our Child Has Come to Live with Me, How Do I Stop My Child Support Payments to My Ex?
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…
After the Family Court Changes an Order, is the Original Order Still Enforceable?
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…
Is it Legal for a Parent to Hide the Birth of a Child From the Other Parent?
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…
How Do I Get My Pet Bunny Back From My Ex In Our Divorce?
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…
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