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Attorney meets artisan - an amateur's guide to using both sides of one's brain - it's.. a balancing act and I love it - art, photography, style, fashion and musings on the human condition.. - all delivered with tongue firmly planted in cheek (w
An experienced Ontario family law lawyer and he associate tackle subjects relevant to this area of.. the law, ranging from managing your relationship with your lawyer, through providing disclosure, to.. alternative dispute resolution.
Other Tags: ontario family law, child support, custody, spousal support, divorce
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- Child Support - who gets it and why?A simple, straightforward-sounding question, right? ...and yet, so many people misunderstand the concept, who is entitled to receive child support and why. Here is some basic information:1. Child support is the right of the child (or children, depend...
- "How do I know my 16-year-old is still in school?" - BlogBiteBlogBite (18)Question: I am still paying child support for my 16 year old son. Someone just told me he is not in school any more and now working full-time. Am I entitled to know what he is doing? How do I find out?Answer: Yes, you are entitled to con...
- "When do my child support payments end" (4) - BlogBiteBlogBite (17)Here is a hypothetical about which we receive a lot of questions:Question: My son turned 18 nine months ago. I stopped making child support payments to my ex-wife based on our court order a month later. I just got a letter from the...
- "When do my child support payments end"(3) - BlogBiteBlogBite (16)Child support and when it ends is a topic on which we received the MOST questions.For this reason, we have decided to include some simple question and answer hypotheticals in our BlogBites.Question: My daughter really wants to go to...
- "Your Honour, I don't have a lawyer" - Unbundled services and other resourcesThe title - an increasingly common phrase heard in Ontario's family courts.Between 2014 and 2015, more than 50% of family law litigants were unrepresented.There are many reasons for this state of affairs - they are not the subject of this post.Since...
- "Can I deduct legal fees at tax season?" - BlogBiteBlogBite (15)Question: Can I deduct my family law legal fees on my tax return?Answer: you can, but only in specific circumstances. If you are either the recipient of or are pursuing entitlement to either child or spousal support, you have a shot at d...
- Limited Scope Retainers and Unbundled Services - BlogBiteBlogBite (14)Question: What is a Limited Scope Retainer? I have heard of "unbundled" legal services, what does that phrase mean?Answer: Both of these terms relate to a scenario where a person requiring legal services or advice hires a lawyer to deal...
- "I want the Judge to speak to my child" - BlogBiteBlogBite (13)Question: "My son, who is 6, has told me over and over again that he wants to live with me and not his mother. I want him to tell the Judge that. Judges speak to children to find out what they want, correct?"Answer: When a Judge in Ontar...
- "Why does it matter what I had when we married?" - BlogBiteBlogBite (12)Question: "I was married and I am now separated. Someone told me that it is important for me to show what I had when I married my wife. Why does this matter?"Answer: Ontario's Family Law Act provides a mechanism for the sharing, on separ...
- "My ex-wife is now married to a rich guy" - BlogBiteBlogBite (11)Question: My ex-wife is now married to a rich guy. They live in a mansion and she drives an Audi. She does not need child support from me. Do I still have to pay it?Answer: The answer is "yes".The obligation of a parent to support a chil...
- "Can I change the locks?" - BlogBiteBlogBite (10)Question: My husband and I are separated. The atmosphere in our home is very uncomfortable and I do not think it's good for the kids. I would like him "gone". Can I change the locks while he is at work?Answer: No, the law doe...
- Dispute Resolution Officer (DRO) - BlogBiteon Feb 12, 2016 in case management family law case management ontario dispute resolution officer DRO family courtBlogBite (9)Question: - I am going to court without a lawyer. I was told the next hearing is before a DRO. Who is that?Answer: A DRO (Dispute Resolution Officer) is a senior, experienced family law lawyer who presides over a variety of hearings in fa...
- "Am I entitled to my child's report card?" (8)BlogBite (8)Question: "My ex-wife has sole custody of our son. She says that because of this, I am not entitled to our son's report card. Is this true?"Answer: no - her position is not correct. Unless there are exceptional circumstances in your case,...
- "I am separated and can't cope" - BlogBiteBlogBite (7)Question: "I am separated and I can't cope. I am so devastated, I cannot even face dealing with all of the issues which I have to face, now that the relationship is over. What am I to do?"Answer: For most people, separation results in a f...
- Custody of pets - BlogBiteBlogBite (6)Question: We had a family dog when we separated - will the Court give either of us custody of the dog?Answer: In Canada, the word "custody" does not apply to pets in a legal sense. Courts do not preside over hearings where parties fight o...
- Disclosure in Family Law - BlogBiteBlogBite (5)Question: "do I really have to give the other side my tax returns, records for my business and copies of my bank account statements?"Answer: Most likely - yes. Disclosure in family law is virtually a foregone conclusion. I say "virt...
- My child is attending school part-time, do I still pay child support? - BlogBiteBlogBite (4)Question: my daughter is attending school only on a part-time basis. Do I still have to pay child support?Answer: the answer depends on other facts in your case. There are situations in which a Court will order a parent to continue to pay...
- Spousal RRSPs - mine or hers? - BlogBiteBlogBite (3)Question: during the marriage, I contributed to my Wife's RRSP - on separation, is it mine or hers?Answer: It's hers. That being said, if you were married, on separation you will receive one-half of the notional value of the RRSP through...
- Can my child tell FRO to stop collecting child support from me? - BlogBiteBlogBite (2)Question: my son has been working full-time for a year now, he is over 18 but his mother is still receiving child support from the FRO (being collected from me). Can he call FRO and help me out? Tell them he is an adult now?Answer: No - a...
- My child is 18, why is FRO still collecting? - BlogBiteBlogBite (1)Question: my child is over 18 but FRO are still collecting child support from me. Why is that?Answer: the most basic answer to your question is: "because they have not been told to stop".Why have they not been told to stop col...