Spousal Support Guidelines & Laws
If you want to know more about the spousal support guidelines, you need to investigate the details in your particular area. However, there is a federal Divorce Act that spells out some of the rules for support. There will be a number of things under consideration. Factors to Consider Needs of the spouses When a judge takes a look at the case, he or she will have to look at what each...Can Men Get Spousal Support From Their Ex-wives?
Spousal support is an amount of money that one former spouse pays the other on a monthly, weekly or biweekly basis. Although the courts will consider various criteria when they are deciding on whether to administer spousal support, the gender of the spouse requesting the support is not one of those criteria. Spousal support has more to do with the income of both of the spouses, and the lower...
Podcast: How the Ontario Family Responsibility Office Works
http://zml-s3.zoomerradio.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/goldhawk/2013-07-31-2-goldhawk-podcast.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this transcribed interview with Dale Goldhawk of Zoomer Radio AM740 in Toronto, family and divorce lawyer Lorne Fine of Fine & Associates Professional Corporation explains how the Ontario Family Responsibility Office collects child support and...The Types of Spousal Support
There are 3 types of spousal support that are decreed by divorce courts. Spousal support is only demanded when there’s a marked difference in incomes between the spouses. If the two have comparable salaries, there’s rarely a spousal support decree. Partners in short term unions often do not get awarded spousal support. Long term marriages, those of 10 years or longer almost...Podcast: Legal Advice on Spousal Support in Ontario
http://zml-s3.zoomerradio.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/goldhawk/2013-08-20-2-goldhawk-podcast.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this transcribed interview with Dale Goldhawk of Zoomer Radio AM740, Toronto family lawyer Lorne Fine, of Fine & Associates Professional Corporation, offers advice on spousal support. Read the interview below, or listen to the podcast at the...Podcast: Child Support and Spousal Support Guidelines in Ontario
http://zml-s3.zoomerradio.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/goldhawk/2013-06-25-2-goldhawk-podcast.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this transcribed interview with Dale Goldhawk of Zoomer Radio AM740 in Toronto, family and divorce lawyer Lorne Fine of Fine & Associates Professional Corporation offers advice on child support and spousal support. Read the interview below,...What is Mediation?
Mediation is a form of dispute resolution. It is a form of negotiated settlement. A mediator is a neutral third party. He/she will facilitate a resolution of the issues and attempt to arrive at a settlement that works for both parties. Lawyers often say that the “best negotiated settlement is when both parties walk away from the table thinking the other person got the better deal”. If...Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines
The Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines are not legislated guidelines. Although they assist family lawyers and the courts in determining the appropriate range of spousal support in a case, the SSAG are not binding on a court. A judge has the inherent discretion to determine what he/she considers the appropriate quantum of support. In Fisher v. Fisher, the Ontario Court of Appeal held that...Entitlement to Spousal Support
The courts have held that an Applicant for spousal support, must demonstrate the following in order to qualify for interim (ie. temporary support): (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...
by Fine & Associates Common Law Spouses, Divorce, Marriage, Property Division, Spousal SupportOctober 5, 2011