FAMILY LAW BLOG
If My Ex Gave Me Furniture, Do I Have to Give It Back If We Break Up?
Gifts made during a relationship can be the source of tension and conflict when that relationship breaks down and the reason for giving the gift no longer exists. Although items such as furniture are usually not…
Do Child Support Payers Have to Provide Their Complete Tax Returns Every Year? Or Just Their Notice of Assessment?
The Child Support Guidelines (sections 3 and 24.1) contemplate that the amount of child support will be reviewed every year. This is consistent with the objectives of the Guidelines, to ensure that children benefit from the financial means of their…
We Have Custody of Our Grandchild: Can We Get Child Support?
Biological parents are always child support payers under the Child Support Guidelines and they always pay the full table amount. When a child is in the care of someone who is not a biological (or adoptive) parent, each…
Can My Spouse Change The Locks on Our Matrimonial Home Just Because I Am Not On Title?
When spouses are married, the home (or homes) in which they lived together, and separated are special. Those properties are “matrimonial homes.” In Ontario, on separation and until there is a Divorce Order, both spouses are equally…
How Do I Appeal My Childâs Suspension From An Ontario Public School?
Children in Ontario have a right to attend publicly funded schools. Except in specific circumstances, School Boards cannot refuse to allow a child to attend school. Public School Principals can suspend their students from attending school for…
How Do I Appeal My Childâs Suspension From An Ontario Public School?
How Do I Appeal My Childâs Suspension From An Ontario Public School? Children in Ontario have a right to attend publicly funded schools. Except in specific circumstances, School Boards cannot refuse to allow a child to…
My Ex Wants This Weekend With Our Child, But It’s My Weekend! What do I do?
A carefully drafted separation agreement, Family Court Order, or parenting plan will anticipate most things that will come up in a child’s life. But, it is not possible to anticipate everything. Things always change for children and unanticipated things…
How Do I Get a Family Court Order Out of My Childâs Ontario School Record?
This question is a good one because it touches on the intersection between schools, parents, kids and the law when parents separate. Parents separating can cause a lot of stress and tension for other people as well…
My parents purchased a condo under my name, is there a way for them to legally take the condo back?
The law does not help your parents at all if the title to the condominium is registered in your name and they have nothing registered against the condominium – especially if there is no mortgage or anything else…
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