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25 Mar 2013, 1:36 pm
Toronto Family Law Lawyer Pei-Shing B. Wang Under the law in Ontario, child support payments are always periodic (except for amounts owed in arrears), while spousal support payments may be made periodically or by lump sum, or both. Today’s blog discusses when lump-sum spousal support might be appropriate. There is a fundamental difference between spousal … [read post]
21 Mar 2013, 11:35 am
Toronto Family Law Lawyer Pei-Shing B. Wang When it comes to child support and spousal support payments, people react differently. Many honourable payors cut back on other expenses in order to make ends meet, while some others simply quit their jobs and claim inability to pay. In Ontario, the table child support payments under the … [read post]
18 Mar 2013, 1:13 pm
Toronto Family Law Lawyer Pei-Shing B. Wang Most couples have an joint account to pay for household expenses, such as mortgage payments, insurance premiums, and utilities. It’s not unusual that both spouses deposit their entire pay into the same account. On occasion, spouses who receive inheritance or gift funds also deposit the money in the … [read post]
14 Mar 2013, 7:56 am
Toronto Family Law Lawyer Pei-Shing B. Wang Same-sex unions recognized in other jurisdictions are now recognized in Ontario as valid marriages, the Ontario Superior Court ruled earlier this year.* In jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom, same-sex couples are not allowed to be married but are nonetheless entitled to have their relationship recognized by the … [read post]
26 Feb 2013, 1:08 pm
Limitation period is a legal term referring to the maximum time after an event that legal proceedings must be commenced. If the matter in dispute is not brought before the courts within that time frame, it will be barred and will be heard by the court.* In Ontario, the basic limitation period is two years. … [read post]
21 Feb 2013, 3:59 pm
As a family law lawyer, one of the hardest part of my job is to convince my clients to make complete financial disclosure. When either of the spouses refuse to cooperate to produce financial statements, it delays the process and wastes everyone’s time. It doesn’t if they are married or not. Financial disclosure is vital … [read post]
15 Feb 2013, 4:07 pm
14 Jan 2013, 8:49 pm
A recent high-profile divorce case gave us a glimpse into how portions of an otherwise valid marriage contract can be set aside because the unique sets of facts renders them invalid. Michael and Christine McCain were married for 30 years. Like many couples ending a long marriage, separating was not an easy task. At the … [read post]
3 Dec 2012, 12:10 pm
A B.C. woman, conceived using sperm from an anonymous donor, does not have the right to know the identity of her biological father, the B.C. Court of Appeal determined last week. Olivia Pratten was conceived through artificial insemination with sperm from an anonymous sperm donor in 1981. At that time, her mother and her father … [read post]
3 Dec 2012, 12:10 pm
A B.C. woman, conceived using sperm from an anonymous donor, does not have the right to know the identity of her biological father, the B.C. Court of Appeal determined last week. Olivia Pratten was conceived through artificial insemination with sperm from an anonymous sperm donor in 1981. At that time, her mother and her father … [read post]
22 Nov 2012, 9:37 am
According to a recent judgement, even though a man is “nothing more than a wallet” to his adult daughter, he must still pay for her education.* After his eldest daughter cut him out of her life completely, the father in this case filed an application before the Ontario Superior Court to terminate his contribution to … [read post]
22 Nov 2012, 9:37 am
According to a recent judgement, even though a man is “nothing more than a wallet” to his adult daughter, he must still pay for her education.* After his eldest daughter cut him out of her life completely, the father in this case filed an application before the Ontario Superior Court to terminate his contribution to … [read post]
21 Nov 2012, 11:01 am
The Ontario Superior Court made a rare criminal contempt ruling recently against a husband litigant in a family law case by sending him to jail for 30 days.* This unusual finding of criminal contempt stemmed from the husband’s failure to preserve $310,000 from the sale of a piece of a commercial property, contrary to a … [read post]
21 Nov 2012, 11:01 am
The Ontario Superior Court made a rare criminal contempt ruling recently against a husband litigant in a family law case by sending him to jail for 30 days.* This unusual finding of criminal contempt stemmed from the husband’s failure to preserve $310,000 from the sale of a piece of a commercial property, contrary to a … [read post]
4 Oct 2012, 12:22 pm
In Ontario, the division of property when the marriage breaks down is called equalization. Equalization is a process where each of the spouses calculates his/her net family property following a set of rules under the Family Law Act.* At the end of the process, the spouse with less net family property is entitled to receive half the … [read post]
13 Sep 2012, 3:10 am
In the recent case of Jones v. Tsige decided by the Ontario Court of Appeal, the court recognized a right to sue for the invasion of personal privacy called “intrusion upon seclusion.”^ The facts are as follow. The defendant Tsige and the plaintiff Jones worked at the same bank, although the two of them did … [read post]
12 Sep 2012, 3:21 am
Consent orders (or consent judgements), in which the parties formally consent to the sitting judge’s recommendations, are a routine part of family law cases. In many instances these orders are obtained during case conferences or settlement conferences. From time to time, the parties in a case agree to an order but later change their minds … [read post]
10 Sep 2012, 1:22 pm
In 2011, in the case of Kerr v. Baranow,* the Supreme Court of Canada provided us with much-needed guidance on how to resolve financial disputes between unmarried domestic partners when the relationship breaks down. In essence, the court determined that domestic partners who have arranged their affairs as a partnership should be seen as “co-venturers” and … [read post]
5 Sep 2012, 1:17 pm
While pregnant, the mother left Ontario for California. After giving birth in California, she decided to become a permanent resident there. What can the father do to secure his parental rights? More specifically, where should his suit be filed? In Dovgi v. Razi, the Ontario Court of Appeal provided guidance on whether an Ontario court … [read post]
31 Aug 2012, 12:18 pm
2010AP2445, 2011AP186 In re the marriage of: Sandberg v. Donahue [read post]