FAMILY LAW BLOG
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…
My Ex Is Going to Cut Off Child Support When Our Disabled Child Turns 18 – What Can I Do?
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…
If I Cash In My Stock Options 10 Years After Separation, Will My Ex Get More Spousal Support
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…
Can My Spouse Get a Divorce Before Following Our Separation Agreement?
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…
Can My Ex Refuse To Change the Schedule To Stop Our Child From Going to Disney World?
Disney World is a frequent source of conflict after separation, and the subject of many Family Court motions, perhaps because the non-travelling parent is jealous or fears that the trip could give the travelling parent an…
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