What You Need to Know Before Using an Online Spousal Support Calculator
Many people turn to online spousal support calculators, in hopes of making sense of their situation. The anxiety of not knowing what support they can hope for will lead them to try anything. But you can’t trust an online calculator to give you the whole picture. These tools are not complex enough to be able to give you a good sense of what to expect, especially as your case may not fit...
Do You Need a Lawyer to Get Child Support?
While you don’t need to hire a lawyer for child support, having an expert ally when facing this difficult legal scenario ensures that you cover all the angles. Ontario’s family law system considers both parents responsible for raising and supporting a child. Often, disputes arise because of tension between partners, although there are unfortunate cases in which a parent simply doesn’t want to...
Will Divorce Make Your Ex a Better Parent
Parenting after divorce can be one of the most difficult aspects of splitting from your spouse. Depending on the circumstances, co-parenting may force you to deal with complications that place obstacles between children and parents. In other cases, when couples divorce, one or both partners may end up becoming better parents because they no longer pour energy into fighting to save the...
Can a Divorce Lawyer Make My Ex Pay Child Support?
Whether the answer to this question is “yes” or “no” depends on the role you expect your divorce lawyer to take in the pursuit of child support. While a divorce lawyer cannot be the one to directly make your ex pay child support, they can be instrumental in establishing required payments. What can a divorce lawyer do to secure child support? Your divorce lawyer can...
Lessons to Learn From Other People’s Divorce
Whether they’re good or bad, our experiences can teach us a lot. Luckily, we don’t have to have already gone through something to learn from it. Other people’s advice and discoveries are often available to us, even more so now that we have the internet and can reach out to each other across the globe. Here are some lessons that several divorced people say they learned from...
by Fine & Associates Counseling, Divorce, Divorce Lawyer Mediation, Divorce Lawyers, Domestic AgreementsFebruary 2, 2016
Are Common Law Relationships Pushing the Divorce Rate Down?
It’s likely that they are. To understand how, let’s look at some of the facts around common-law relationships. How common is common law? According to the CBC, as of the 2011 census, 11% of Canadian women were living with a common-law partner. And people of all ages are changing the way they approach relationships. Historica reports that “Today, first unions are more likely...
A Bad Marriage is More Stressful Than a Bad Job
While both these issues are serious and can impact both your psychological and physical health, the distress caused by a bad marriage is ultimately worse. A job is important in terms of our social status and finances; marriage affects these areas and our overall sense of emotional security. Emotional and Physical Harm A bad job can create stress in other areas of your life, but a bad marriage...
Small Arguments That Can Cost Divorcees Big Money
Do you know what’s likely to cost you BIG in a divorce? While big assets like your home or cottage are obvious focus points for discussion, and lawyer’s fees and child support could be big costs, the small stuff can add up—especially when the situation becomes emotional. Here are a few seemingly small arguments that could end up costing you a lot in the long run. Spite could cost...
Planning Your Fresh Start After Divorce
Divorce isn’t just about the end of a relationship; it also represents a new start for you. Leaving an unhealthy relationship opens up new possibilities. Here are some ways to make the most of this time: 1. Adjust your attitude toward yourself While WebMD admits that this “may sound cheesy and New Age-y” learning “to like yourself” and not holding onto a negative...