Finalizing a Divorce Before Valentine’s Day
Roses are Red… Our Marriage is Through When a relationship ends, cutting the cord can be the quickest and easiest way to move on. Valentine’s Day – Not Just For Flowers Anymore February 14 is often the most anticipated and dreaded date on the calendar — Valentine’s Day. The final holiday of the winter season, it is an annual celebration of love for many and a reminder of broken hearts...
Your 2024 Guide To Father Visitation Rights (Child Custody Ontario Father Rights)
The laws around child custody in Ontario surrounding a father’s visitation rights to be with his children are one of the most misunderstood areas of divorce. They’re complex and fraught with emotional baggage and long-term consequences for the father and most importantly – to the children. You know your place is standing with your children. They need you, your love, and your wise counsel and...
How Getting A Divorce May Hurt Your Credit
You might be in for a rude shock if your credit rating is destroyed as the result of a divorce, but it can happen. It sometimes happens that a court will order one partner in a marriage to keep up with payments to creditors until the divorce decree is finally granted. But if your relationship is in tatters and communication with your partner is shot, how can you know if they’re keeping up with...
I Am in a Common Law Relationship: What Are My Property Rights?
Property Rights and Common Law Marriage in Ontario Common-law standing for couples in Ontario stipulates that the couple must have been living together in a “conjugal relationship” for no less than three years. But that timeline changes to just one year if the couple serves a parental role or is birth parents of a child. There is a long list of common law property rights guaranteed to...
Parental Alienation and My Child
Parental alienation describes a behaviour in which one parent acts to undermine an otherwise solid parent-child relationship. It consists of turning a child or children against their other parent via manipulation causing a child to reject one parent. What is Parental Alienation in Custody Disputes? Parental alienation is a common negative factor in many custody disputes, and the forms of such...
Common Law Ontario: Requirements, Property Rights, Child Support Obligations
Common law in Ontario means the couple must have been living together in a “conjugal relationship” for at least three years. That duration changes to one year if the couple are the parents of a child. There are some misconceptions about the legal implications of the common law marriage in Ontario. As a legal matter, “common-law” relationships fall under the jurisdiction of courts in the...
Effects of Divorce on Children – From a Family Lawyer’s Perspective
Separation and divorce can be a brutally painful and ongoing source of disruption to your life – and the lives of your children and to the lives of many Canadian families. What does divorce do to a child? The body of research is clear: common reactions to divorce can be limited over the short term and as parents come to terms with the changes divorce brings, their children often regain their...
These Myths About Divorce Just Aren’t True
As it is with all human endeavors, the ways a situation appears to proceed – and how it actually does proceed – can be radically different experiences. The same dichotomy holds true of divorce. There are the things we believe are true, and there are times those assumptions fall flat. When it comes to divorce, here are the top 5 myths that aren’t true: 1) Confidentiality clauses are ironclad...
Applying for Divorce in Another Province
Divorce may sometimes be complicated by geographic location. Divorces are Possible in Any Canadian Province or Territory When a marriage ends, many years and kilometers may have passed. Sometimes couples find themselves on the other side of the country in a new home. A last road trip together to return to the site of the marriage is not always a viable plan. In addition, in Canada’s more...