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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

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Twitter’s top lawyer reassures staff, cries during meeting about Musk takeover https://politi.co/3Ki39pc via @politico #law #legal #lawtwitter – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

#LegalTweetoftheday: Liberals promise to end for-profit long-term care in Ontario #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3KbV852 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

Termination clauses in employment contracts must be drafted very carefully, with due consideration for all employment standards prescribed by law. As the Court in Rutledge v Canaan Construction Inc., 2020 ONSC 4246 (CanLII) stated, if a termination clause can be interpreted as being “even a potential violation of the ESA,

#LegalTweetoftheDay: California man charged after allegedly threatening Merriam-Webster over gender definitions #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3rOKLhk – 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 April 25, 2022 from Wise Law on Twitter: Fired for refusing to disclose COVID vax status, Manitoba man sues pharmaceutical giant Bayer Jury Awards $450,000 to Man Fired Over Unwanted Office Birthday Party Sean Avery Is Representing Himself in Court. The

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Federal judge temporarily blocks new Kentucky abortion law from being enforced #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3Lbm2uY – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Lawyers for Hillary Clinton ask judge to dismiss Trump lawsuit against her #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3k082Zd – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

#LegalTweetoftheDay:Catholic diocese in New Jersey reaches $87.5M settlement with hundreds of sexual abuse victims #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3MmbKIz – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario to allow buyers to see all bids on real estate sales, but only if the seller agrees #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3JS9oj7 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

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

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Jury Awards $450,000 to Man Fired Over Unwanted Office Birthday Party #law #legal #LawTwitter via @nytimes https://nyti.ms/3JUbQps – 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 April 18, 2022 from Wise Law on Twitter: Judge to decide if former Alberta justice minister is in contempt of court Boris Johnson to be fined by police over lockdown-breaking parties at UK government premises City of Philadelphia Will Reinstate an

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ottawa school board votes to mandate masks, as TDSB appeals directly to students, parents #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3JG402n – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

Having a Last Will is still important, even if you are young. There is no better way to provide for your family and your future.   You can create a Last Will to plan ahead for a time when you have increased assets or a larger family. Now is always a

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Alberta pair sue police for $1.5M over ‘malicious’ drug raid that found nothing #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3v97xkw – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Boris Johnson to be fined by police over lockdown-breaking parties at UK government premises #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/378Hkee – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

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. The facts presenting in this case were egregious warranting such an award, including ongoing sexual harassment by a