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If both parents share custody does anyone pay support?

Since every parent has an obligation to financially support their child, and since a custodial parent will have many day to day expenses, they are entitled to support from the other spouse. If each parent has the child at least 40% of the time, they are said to have “shared custody”. This is not the …

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What is joint custody? What is sole custody?

Sole custody is where one parent has custody of the child. Custody is the right to make the important decisions about the care and upbringing of a child. Custody normally includes the physical care, control and upbringing of the child but does not only mean that the child resides only with the custodial parent. If …

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Navigating Court Procedures in Ontario

Navigating the courts in Ontario can be a complex process. This guide offers some insight into divorce procedures in Ontario. With the possible exception of the court papers required to obtain an absolute divorce, the procedure for drafting, filing and serving most other litigation documents is extremely complex and fraught with legal peril to be …

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Custody: When Does the Child Get to Decide Custody

Does my child get to live where he wants? Depending on both the quality of your family relationships and the degree of court or other third-party involvement with your marital separation, the complicated answers to that straightforward question can be “yes” or “not necessarily”. When is the answer “yes, the child gets to decide”? In …

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Helpful Books on Divorce

Helpful Books on Divorce Here is a selection of books many of our clients have found helpful. Life after Divorce: Create a New Beginning By: Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse Rebuilding: When your Relationship Ends By: Bruce Fisher, Robert E. Alberti Getting Up, Getting Over, Getting On: A Twelve Step Guide to Divorce Recovery
 By: Micki McWade The …

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Divorce: The Basics

Divorce in Ontario is the easiest part, from a legal perspective, to the end of a marriage. The issues of property, support or children are corollary to divorce and are ordinarily resolved in advance of the granting of divorce. There is only one ground for divorce. This is marriage breakdown. Marriage breakdown can be shown …

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Divorce: The Details

Under the Federal Statute, the Divorce Act, divorce may be granted in Canada on only one ground: marriage breakdown. Marriage breakdown can be proved by one year of separation, adultery or cruelty. It is more difficult to get a divorce based on adultery or cruelty, as your spouse may oppose it, making the whole process …

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