by Silvana Stoesser | Sep 27, 2022 | Family Law
A claim for undue hardship is a method by which payors of child support can obtain permission from a court to pay less than the Guideline amount for section 3 child support. Similarly, recipients of child support can make a claim for undue hardship to force a payor to...
by Silvana Stoesser | Sep 27, 2022 | Family Law
In Canada, more than 40% of couples will divorce or separate—and, among them, about 25% will have minor children at the time of their split. Spelling out the financial supports and custody arrangements for the children of a separating couple can be very difficult. So...
by Silvana Stoesser | Sep 27, 2022 | Family Law
I recently came across a fascinating opinion by William Fabricius at Arizona State University. His insights provide a valuable starting point for a much needed discussion in the courts, and in society, about the role a father can and should play in post separation...
by Silvana Stoesser | Sep 27, 2022 | Family Law
Bill C-78 will update old child-custody terminology, rules for family relocation, and definitions of family violence Originally featured on CanadianLawyerMag.com on January 7, 2020, by Bernise Carolino. The new year is expected to usher in major changes to Canada’s...
by Silvana Stoesser | Sep 27, 2022 | Family Law
2020 ONSC 1829 (CanLII – Ribeiro v Wright) In a ruling that may surprise some, but not all, Justice A. Pazaratz, of the Ontario Supreme Court, ruled that CV concerns or not, the virus is no reason to deny child access. Citing the potential for confusion to children,...
