Quantum meruit is a Latin phrase meaning "what one has earned." Black’s Law Dictionary says it means, "as much as he deserved"...

Rule 30.1.01(1) of the Rules of Civil Procedure states that all parties and their lawyers are deemed to undertake not to use evidence...

A shared parenting arrangement may trigger an analysis under section 9 of the Child Support Guidelines.

A garnishment is a legal process whereby a creditor requires a third party to turn over to the creditor a debtor’s wages or bank...

When you have a money judgment and the debtor refuses to pay, you may be able to recover the debt by putting a “lien” on his or her land...

A financial statement is a sworn document used in family law proceedings to reveal a party’s financial status.

When a contract for the sale of land fails to close because of the default of one of the parties an award of damages is made to put...

Tort actions for spousal violence have become more commonplace in Canada during the past 30 years, at least in part because...

The leading case on mobility rights is the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Gordon v. Goertz.

Not infrequently someone will call with a complaint about his neighbour. The answer is invariably...

As discussed in earlier blogs, ordinarily when determining a party’s net family property a spouse is entitled to exclude assets acquired...

An Ontario governmental office known as the Family Responsibility Office (the FRO) can enforce support payments.

What happens when only one spouse owns the matrimonial home?

Rule 57 of the Rules of Civil Procedure set forth the factors to be considered by the Court in exercising its discretion under the...

Support payments are amounts paid to a spouse, a former spouse or the natural parent of the payor’s child.

Joint custody means that both parents must agree on major decisions that affect their child.

The Court could order a step-parent to pay an amount of child support that is different from the Guideline amount if...

Quite frequently friends and or family members purchase a home together. In the event they do so a co-ownership agreement is an important...

The Family Law Act provides that when calculating net family property a spouse may deduct the value of certain assets owned on the...

Legal fees paid by the payor spouse, whether on account of child or spousal support, are not deductible.