Social Media and Family Law

It important to recognize that online information can greatly assist your matter (gathering evidence etc.), but it can also be used against you. You must remember the following **:   1. Although there are privacy settings on social media sites, there are no real secrets on these sites.  It is important to limit the information on the site and to increase your privacy settings; 2. Some...

Marriage Contract In Ontario

An experienced Family Law Lawyer can help you draft a Prenuptial Agreement that protects your legal rights and financial assets as well as help you and your spouse-to-be in order to avoid or resolve financial disputes before saying “I Do.” (more…)

Is Mediation a good option to resolve the issues arising from my separation?

There are several reasons why mediation is usually a good option for a resolution of the issues arising from the parties separation, namely, as follows: (more…)

Severance Pay in Determining Income for Child Support

When one obtains severance pay from his/her employer, it is considered income for the purposes of determining child support.  Most payors seem to believe that it is an asset rather than income.  This is incorrect.  Severance pay is income replacement.  As such, it is considered in evaluating child support obligations. (more…)

How to Prepare for your Separation/Divorce

In some of our cases, the parties separation has been “brewing” for quite some time.  One or both parties may think about separating from their spouse, but they do not approach a lawyer.   He/she may be preparing emotionally and financially to separate from his/her spouse.  In other cases, a spouse may be surprised to learn that his/her spouse wants to separate.  It comes as a...

Important Rules to Remember when dealing with a Separation/Divorce

It is important to keep in mind the following rules when dealing with a Separation /Divorce: (more…)

Compliance with Court Orders

Our office recently acted for the Wife in the decision of Molina v. Molina 2011 CarswellOnt 3569 (Ont. S.C.J.).   In this case, the Husband breached several court Orders.  As a result, we brought a motion to strike the Husband’s pleadings for not complying with the Orders. (more…)

How to Work with a Lawyer

When you first meet with a lawyer, it is important to be organized.  It is always great when a client has all of his/her questions  prepared and ready to go.  Although it is not always possible to gather all of the necessary documents to substantiate your claims, it is great when a client has some documents to substantiate his/her claims and/or assets and liabilities.  When you are organized,...