The Supreme Court of Canada’s February 2011 decision in Kerr v. Baranow highlighted the entitlements of cohabiting, but unmarried spouses in in family property claims. The Court’s ruling on resulting trust and unjust enrichm…
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Wise Law Blog: Does Failing to Report Cash in An Antique Business Spell Reduced Support Obligations?
Three Ontario Superior Court of Justice cases reported over the past two years, confirm what I had suspected as a consequence of practicing family law for close to 20 years: Those who earn money in the antique business and fail to report that income, or consistently show business losses, stand
Continue readingWise Law Blog: This Week at the Ontario Court of Appeal: 11-10-14
Each Week, Wise Law Blog reviews recent decisions from the Ontario Court of Appeal.
Ireland v. Ireland
This case
involved a mother’s resistance to the enforcement of a foreign custody order.
The Superior Court of Fulton Country in the State of Georg…
Wise Law Blog: This Week At The Ontario Court of Appeal: 11-09-27
Each week, Wise Law Blog reviews recent decisions from the Ontario Court of Appeal. Commencing this week, Alim Ramji, a student-at-law with Wise Law Office, takes over the Court of Appeal beat.
Beck v Beckett
The appellant, Brenda Beck …
Continue readingLaw is Cool: Ethical walls and conflicts of interest
When I meet with clients for the first time, I tell them about confidentiality. The moment the client opens his mouth, I explain, I lose the right to act for his adversaries. And most likely, that moment occurs even earlier: when the client walks through the door of my office or even schedules an appointment […]
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Ontario Court of Appeal: McNamee v McNamee, 2011 ONCA
McNamee v McNamee – an interesting analysis of “gifts” that may be excluded from calculation of net family property under s. 4(2) of the Family Law Act.FactsClayton McNamee, appellant, and Connie McNamee, respondent, were married for 18.5 years with th…
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Schreyer v. Schreyer: Canada’s Divorce-Bankruptcy Loophole
In a unanimous decision in Schreyer v. Schreyer, released Thursday, June 14, 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that that a bankrupt Manitoba man is not required to pay his former wife an equalization payment for her share of the family farm they…
Continue readingWise Law Blog: This Week at the Ontario Court of Appeal: 11-06-24
Each week Wise Law Blog reviews recent decisions from the Ontario Court of Appeal.Di Tomaso v. Crown Metal Packaging Canada LP. An appeal in a wrongful termination case. Mr. Di Tomaso was employed by Crown Metal for over 33 years as a mechanic, and inf…
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Chief Justice Warren Winkler at Family Law Summit
Ontario Court of Appeal Chief Justice Warren Winkler has just completed a impassioned speech at the 5th Annual Family Law Summit at Toronto. Continuing his call for reform to Ontario’s family law system, and underlining his postion that the entire sys…
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Ontario A.G. Chris Bentley at Toronto Family Law Summit
I’m spending today and tomorrow attending (via live videostream) the Law Society of Upper Canada’s 5th Annual Family Law Summit at Toronto. Ontario Attorney General Chris Bentley has just concluded a short speech, recapping the Province’s family law in…
Continue readingWise Law Blog: This Week At The Ontario Court of Appeal: 11-06-03
Each week, Wise Law Blog reviews recent decisions from the Ontario Court of Appeal.Maccaroni v. Kelly. An appeal of a summary judgment in an Ontario personal injury case where the appellant, Ms. Maccaroni, was rear-ended in a vehicular collision with M…
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