Can Men Get Spousal Support From Their Ex-wives?

Spousal support is an amount of money that one former spouse pays the other on a monthly, weekly or biweekly basis. Although the courts will consider various criteria when they are deciding on whether to administer spousal support, the gender of the spouse requesting the support is not one of those criteria. Spousal support has more to do with the income of both of the spouses, and the lower...

How to Cope With Marital Separation

Marital separation can be many things. It can be a cooling off period, a time to get some space or even a precursor to divorce. Above all else, though, it is a confusing and often frightening time during which many are left at wit’s end. If you want to make it through a separation, you need to find a way to cope. If you want to keep yourself centered, try following the three pieces of...

The Main Differences Between Being Separated & Being Divorced

People tend to interchange the terms “separated” and “divorced”. As far as the law is concerned, these two are actually quite distinct. Learning their differences will help individuals to protect their rights and look after the welfare of their children. Our team of Toronto family lawyers can help you with the entire process. Separation Separation happens immediately...

Helping Separated Parents Communicate More Effectively

Divorce is never a pleasant topic, neither are the implications of it on the parties involved. However, it is safe to say that the children bare the brunt of it all in more ways than one. This is why it is so important to have a Toronto divorce lawyer present during the whole ordeal. Many of these children also end up feeling rejected and in some cases, children feel like they are the actual...

Getting Kids Out Of The Cross Fire

As traumatic as Divorce may be for the parents involved – it still does not come close to the trauma that the children experience during this entire process. The children caught in the process of litigation and custody matters often suffer mixed emotions and this in return affects them in many areas of their life. Aside from being exposed to parental anger and stress during the parenting...

Common Child Custody Issues

Though child custody in a divorce proceeding is common, it can be complicated. Parents may feel that they are the victim of parental alienation during this time. This term was coined by Dr. Richard Gardner, which states that one parent brainwashes the child against the other parent to make the child reject that parent and yet think it was their idea. Many times child abuse is alleged by the...

Superior Legal Separation Strategies for Toronto Parents

For most spouses undergoing legal separation or divorce, child access and custody is a primary point of contention.  Daycare or school facilities and staff are frequent expressional outlets of emotional anguish for parents embroiled in acrimonious domestic relations disputes. Parents desire periodic reprieves from stressful child access and custody battles.  By the same token, children require...

The Pain of Parental Separation

Parental separation is a subject that is rarely discussed. When infants are separated from their parents, they cry. Separation causes anxiety from all ages. The pain of parental separation can be examined and ways of coping can be suggested. Let’s examine parental separation in some categories. The teen that is finally going away to college; yeah! Well, this synopsis sounds wonderful but...

A Collaborative Divorce Process

In family law, couples undergoing the divorce process can sign an agreement not to go to court. Known as Collaborative Family Law (CFL), the agreement not to go to court is binding upon the attorneys and not the couple. If one or both clients are unsatisfied, either may still take the dispute to court. However, they will have to find new lawyers. At its core, the CFL process is meant to...