#LegalTweetOfTheDay: ‘We’ve got to do better’: Toronto readies to launch non-police crisis response pilot via CBC Read more: https://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet06292021 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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Wise Law Blog: Simran Bakshi on Family Law: Unconscionable Agreements vs. Unconscionable Result: When may a Domestic Contract be Set Aside
While domestic agreements are intended to provide a degree of certainty as to the parties expectations in the event of a separation, provisions waiving support may not be enforceable if unconscionable in its effect. As the Court in Scheel v Henkelman, 2001 CanLII 24133 (ON CA) stated, “an agreement which
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#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Her employer owes her $28,000. She’s waited for a year and a half — while being forced into the shelter system to survive via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/36c9wsB – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of June 28, 2021. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 28, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: US Supreme Court rules against NCAA, opening door to compensation well beyond tuition and books for student athletes Manitoulin Island First Nations leaders ask people not to celebrate Canada Day Sir John A.
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#LegalTweetOfTheDay: N.B.-N.S. border remains closed due to protest about isolation requirements via CBC Read more: https://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet06252021 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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If a family member has put money into an investment in your name and you have co-signed on changes to the investment, does the investment belong to you? The answer will very often depend on what you and your family member intended. Did they put the investments in your name
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#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Britney Spears Quietly Pushed for Years to End Her Conservatorship via The New York Times Read more: https://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTwet06232021 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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Ontario Human Rights Tribunal does not hold back in awarding Damages for Egregious Sexual Harassment in the Workplace. In the landmark decision of NK v Botuik, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal awarded an employee $170,000 in general damages, marking the second highest award ever made in a sexual harassment case.
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#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Retiring Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella optimistic about Canada’s march toward equality via CBC Read more: http://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet06212021 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 21, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: US Supreme Court effectively delays challenge to Harvard affirmative action policies Israel’s new prime minister is sworn in, ending Netanyahu’s 12-year grip on power Vaccinated Canadians overseas frustrated that they were left out
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#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Montreal-based Pornhub trafficked humans, exploited children, alleges new lawsuit brought by 34 women from around the world via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3zufdiZ – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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What are the legal rights of adopted children when a parent – biological or adoptive – passes away? If the Will makes a gift to “my children”, does that include adopted children? Under Ontario law, legally adopted children are generally presumed to have the same rights as biological children for
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#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Harvey Weinstein to be extradited to California for additional sexual assault charges via CBC Read more: http://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet06162021 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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#LegalTweetOfTheDay:Israel’s new prime minister is sworn in, ending Netanyahu’s 12-year grip on power via CNN Read more: http://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet06152021 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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Introducing your child to a new partner can be challenging at the best of times. Doing so during a pandemic adds a whole other layer of complication. The recent decision of Marino Belen v Marino, 2020 ONSC 6124, is a reminder to parents that while changes to family dynamics should
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#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Hang on to your face masks until fall: Toronto city council votes to extend bylaw via The Toronto Star Read more: http://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet06142021 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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