Yesterday I had the delicious pleasure of sitting in a small, country community centre hall with seven other writers. We were there for a workshop at the invitation of Brian Doyle, my neighbour who also happens to be a highly distinguished Canadian novelist. My favourite book of Brian Doyle’s is
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Wise Law Blog: LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday August 23, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. Where all matrimonial issues have been resolved as at the one-year anniversary of a separation, an uncontested divorce can proceed by filing specified paperwork with the Court. Where issues remain
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law Toronto for Wednesday May 31, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. In determining entitlement to spousal support, Ontario courts consider the financial means of both spouses, the length of their marriage, and any economic disadvantage experienced by a spouse as
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday May 24, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. Where all matrimonial issues have been resolved as at the one-year anniversary of a separation, an uncontested divorce can proceed by filing specified paperwork with the Court. Where issues remain
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday May 10, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. A final divorce judgment cannot be granted until one year following the date a married couple separates (unless special grounds for divorce are proven) A divorce Application may be commenced
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday January 11, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jan 11, 2017 at 6:38am PST A final divorce judgment cannot be granted until one year following the date a married
Continue readingWise Law Blog: The Tell-Tale Signs of Parental Alienation
BY RACHEL SPENCE, LAW CLERK AND SIMRAN BAKSHI, ASSOCIATE LAWYER Parental alienation is sadly not all that uncommon in high conflict separated and divorced families. In the first of our two-part blog series on this topic, we will begin by setting out what parental alienation is, and how best to recognize
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Recognizing Foreign Divorces in Canada
BY PAUL B. ADAM, ASSOCIATE LAWYERIf you were divorced in a foreign country, and now plan to marry in Canada, beware.Not all divorces are created equal.For a foreign divorce to be validated in Canada, it needs to have been granted according to the law of that country, by a court
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday November 30, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law. A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Nov 30, 2016 at 6:42am PST Many couples live separate and apart “under one roof,” following marital separation, and do not
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday November 16, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law. A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Nov 16, 2016 at 7:47am PST A final Separation Agreement will document all issues that have been resolved by the parties
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday November 9, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law. A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Nov 9, 2016 at 6:56am PST Where all matrimonial issues have been resolved as at the one-year anniversary of a separation,
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday October 26, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law. A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Oct 26, 2016 at 7:19am PDT A final divorce judgment cannot be granted until one year following the date a married
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday August 23, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Aug 23, 2016 at 7:29am PDTWhere all matrimonial issues have been resolved at the one-year annive…
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday August 23, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law.
A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Aug 23, 2016 at 7:29am PDT
Where all matrimonial issues have been resolved at the one-year anniversary of a separation, an uncontested divorce can proceed by filing specified paperwork with the Court.
Where issues remain unresolved, a divorce judgement can still be issued, and remaining issues can then be continued in a “corollary relief proceeding.”
– Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Wise Law Blog: LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday July 13, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jul 13, 2016 at 6:23am PDTMany couples live separate and apart “under one roof” following ma…
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday July 6, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jul 6, 2016 at 6:16am PDTA final divorce judgment cannot be granted until one year following the …
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday June 16, 2016. Today we are talking abut Family Law.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jun 16, 2016 at 6:09am PDTOntario’s Family Law Act (FLA) governs the equalization and division o…
Continue readingMelissa Fong: The Pity Party, that is -Dave Foley-
I used to love Dave Foley. Kids in the Hall was one of the most epic variety shows, and Canadian to boot. Then there was News Radio that had awesome […]
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: As If You Needed Another Reason to Loathe Saudi Arabia.
From the House of Saud on down there’s a lot of rot in Saudi Arabia. Here’s a new one – divorce. In Saudi Arabia, it’s not necessary for the husband or the wife to sue for divorce. They can actually have it imposed on them. IN three months, 14 lawsuits
Continue readingWise Law Blog: The Post-Secondary "Child:" Guidelines Need not Apply
BY ANA KRALJEVIC, LAWYER, WISE LAW OFFICEOnce a child reaches his or her eighteenth birthday, the age of majority, the question of whether that child is entitled to support becomes highly fact-driven and contextual. As J. D. Payne and M.A. Payne note in their text, Child Support Guidelines in Canada, 2012,: Once
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