Tort law concerns itself with civil wrongdoing, and negligence is a distinct category of tort law...

Ontario has what is called a “deferred community of property” scheme to divide property upon marriage breakdown or divorce...

Can a judge deny a request for a divorce if she does not believe adequate arrangements have been made for the support of my children?

Many people later regret documents they sign or agreements they made and, to avoid them, argue that they signed them “under duress"...

The separation date is relevant both for deciding whether there has been a permanent breakdown of the parties’ marriage entitling them to...

The rule against hearsay evidence is that written or oral statements made by individuals outside of court are inadmissible if...

In addition to Guideline child support a parent may also be required to pay what are known “special expenses” or “section 7 expenses"...

A cohabitation agreement or a marriage contract is a written agreement made between a couple who intend to live together or marry...

Problems posed by limitation periods should also be considered in an earlier blog I wrote about loans versus gifts...

The rationale behind the Construction Lien Act is to enable those individuals who contribute work and or materials to a construction...

Perhaps there is nothing worse than being a child who has been left out of a parent’s Will...

A separation agreement is a contract entered into between separating spouses to resolve their outstanding matrimonial issues...

Much of the family courts’ time these days is occupied with what are known as “Motions to Change"...

In many cases, when a spouse or parent is self-employed and not reporting his or her true income, or is unemployed or underemployed...

Frequently, usually after a falling out among friends or in the context of a divorce involving generous in-laws...

The support provisions of the Divorce Act deal with the economic consequences, for both spouses, of the marriage or its breakdown...

Summary Judgment is a judgment entered by a court for one party and against another party summarily, or without a full trial...

In many cases one must first obtain permission (or leave) from the court to appeal...

Undue influence is a legal term used by courts to set aside certain documents, like Wills, where through pressure or influence on...

Parts I and II of the Family Law Act, which deal with property and the matrimonial home, only apply to married couples...