Breaking News for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: Supreme Court Recognizes New Civil Tort and Remedies

If you are the unfortunate victim of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in your relationship, you should know about a groundbreaking legal development recently – one aimed squarely at strengthening the Canadian laws designed to protect you. But first, a little bit about the existing law on IPV.  We’ve written about it before, in our Blog titled, “The Canadian Law on ‘Family Violence’ – It’s There...

Navigating High-Conflict Divorce Involving Abuse Claims

If you’re already going through a high-conflict separation or divorce, then you may already be feeling overwhelmed, frightened, and downtrodden. But if your relationship with your Ex gives rise to allegations of abuse (also referred to as “Domestic Violence”, “Family Violence” or “Intimate Partner Violence”), then your fear will likely be heightened.  That’s because situations involving abuse...

Domestic Violence Allegations in Family Court

Even if you’ve been in a bad and toxic relationship, the end can be hard.  If you and your Ex are the parents of children, you have to resolve domestic violence allegations issues around parenting and child support, in addition to the usual property division and spousal support questions.  To get to a resolution, the Family Courts are tasked with taking a close look at many factors. In...

The Canadian Law on “Family Violence” – It’s There to Help You

In the lives of some members of Canadian society, domestic violence is an unfortunate reality. These days, the more modern term is “Intimate Partner Violence” (IPV) or “Family Violence”, but the concept remains the same: It describes a prevalent form of gender-based violence, usually perpetrated by men against women. If you’re a victim of Family Violence, the good news is that Canadian Family...