The 2023 Russell Alexander Law Scholarship Recipient, Calvin, reacts to winning the scholarship.
The 2020 Russell Alexander Law Scholarship Recipient, Mary, reacts to winning the scholarship.
On Hearsay and Text Messages. The warning by the Ontario court in a recent case was straightforward: Family litigants need to be wary when including text messages and emails in their affidavit evidence. In Chrisjohn v. Hillier the parents were in a custody battle over a their 3-year-old child. The father, who was the primary residential parent, brought an urgent motion to have the child returned to him. The mother had been withholding the child from him, even though she was only entitled to restricted access under a prior court order. She accused the father of having a substance abuse problem, and justified keeping the child because – based on her observations at a recent access exchange – she had concluded he was drunk or at least had been drinking when he took over the child.
- How Covid-19 and Pandemic Affects Child Support
- Child Support
- Parents and Guardians
- Child Support and Who Pays it
- When to apply for Child Support?
- When does Child Support End?
- How Child Support is Paid
- Access When Child Support is Not Paid
- Enforcement of Child Support in Ontario
- How to Reduce Child Support
These days it is rare to find someone over the age of 12 who doesn’t own a Smartphone of some type. These impressive little devices are filled with an array of apps and hi-tech features, including the ability to record dazzlingly-accurate photos, videos, and sounds.
A decision called Ivancevic-Berisa v. Berisa shows what Ontario courts can do if one spouse refuses to co-operate in selling the matrimonial home post-separation.
What Is A Marriage Contract? How are they binding and enforceable? What can be included in a marriage contract? Does it have to be fair? Can a marriage contract be overturned? Why enter into a marriage contract?
