Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday June 21, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. A final Separation Agreement will document all issues that have been resolved by the parties signing it, along with any remaining actions, payments or arrangements required to complete the Agreement
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Here is your daily #LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday June 14, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. Marriage contracts, also known as pre-nuptial agreements, enable spouses to privately determine how issues relating to their property and support will be resolved if they separate in the future. To
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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 April 26, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. In difficult custody cases, a Court may request that the Office of the Children’s Lawyer (OCL) become involved to investigate and make recommendations to the Court or to provide legal
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday April 19, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. Many custody disputes in Ontario family law matters are now resolved through mediation, rather than court action. Mediators work with parents to create parenting plans and residency schedules that are
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law Toronto for Wednesday March 29, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. Many custody disputes in Ontario family law matters are now resolved through mediation, rather than court action. Mediators work with parents to create parenting plans and residency schedules that
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BY SIMRAN BAKSHI, ASSOCIATE LAWYER I was recently interviewed by Lawyer’s Weekly correspondent Kim Arnott regarding the impact that social media can have in family law litigation. Given the nature of issues presented in family law, it is really not all that surprising to see social media increasingly relied upon
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday March 22, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. The property rights of common law spouses upon separation are not governed by any Ontario statute. Common law spouses may still advance family property claims, especially where property has been
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday March 1, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates, and Estates Litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net. A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Mar 1, 2017
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday March 1, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates, and Estates Litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net. A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Mar 1, 2017
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BY RACHEL SPENCE, LAW CLERK Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could avoid going to Court to update or set up your child support payments? The Government of Ontario has made that an option for some, by setting up a user-friendly site found here. It’s important to first note who
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday February 23, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates, and Estates Litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net. A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Feb 23, 2017
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BY RACHEL SPENCE, LAW CLERK Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could avoid going to Court to update or set up your child support payments? The Government of Ontario has made that an option for some, by setting up a user-friendly site found here. It’s important to first note who
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday February 23, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates, and Estates Litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net. A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Feb 23, 2017
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday February 15, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, and Wills, Estates, and Estates Litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net. The first same-sex marriage in Ontario occurred on January 14, 2001. Its
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday February 15, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, and Wills, Estates, and Estates Litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net. The first same-sex marriage in Ontario occurred on January 14, 2001. Its
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday February 8, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. For more information on employment law, family law, and wills, estates and estates litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Feb 8,
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 20 Years of Canada’s Child Support Guidelines: Some Key Stats
BY PAUL B. ADAM, ASSOCIATE LAWYER Canada’s Child Support Guidelines are 20 years young this year. The guidelines were enacted in 1997 and created a single, comprehensive guideline for how child support payments are calculated. The Child Support Guideline tables can be looked up and used online by anyone a web
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