Was It a Loan or a Gift? How Courts Treat Money From Parents in a Divorce

With home prices in the GTA where they are, a lot of couples couldn’t have bought their first house without help from one set of parents. Some families put that help in writing. Many don’t. A wire transfer arrives, the down payment gets made, and nobody gives much thought to whether the money has to be paid back. That question tends to surface only after a separation. Suddenly one spouse’s...

Occupation Rent After Separation: What Happens When One Spouse Stays in the Home?

When a couple separates, one spouse often stays in the family’s home while the other moves out. Sometimes that’s meant to last a few weeks until the house is listed. Sometimes it stretches on for years, especially when the kids are young and neither parent wants to uproot them mid school year. If you’re the one who moved out of a jointly owned home, you may be asking whether your Ex should be...