An Ontario court recently considered if the father of a young child had a right to privacy or whether he should be compelled to produce the medical records in relation to his alcohol dependency and mental health issues. What Happened? The parties met in September 2014. They cohabited from October 2016 to January 2017, …
Read MoreAn Ontario court recently explored whether interim child support should be ordered when the payor spouse was incarcerated on the basis of imputing income to the jailed spouse. The Parties’ Relationship The parties separated sometime in the first half of 2017, after approximately five years together. They had never married, but had two daughters, aged …
Read MoreHave a read about the matrimonial home and the fluctuating housing market. https://www.advocatedaily.com/jennifer-samara-shuber-family-home-is-an-emotional-asset-in-a-volatile-market.
Read MoreAn Ontario court recently granted a mother’s request seeking an order that her child attend a specific school for the upcoming school year. A Special Needs Child The parties separated in 2008. The parties had one child, X, who was 13 years old and starting grade 8 in September 2018. The parties had shared …
Read MoreIn a precedent setting decision, an Ontario judge has awarded a single mother in Brampton, Ontario monthly payments of more than $500 to care for her disabled adult son for the remainder of his life. Child’s Father Stopped Support Payments The woman’s son was born with Di George Syndrome– a genetic abnormality which results in …
Read MoreThe court recently examined the interesting question of whether, and under what circumstances, a party can obtain an order to sell their matrimonial home even when their spouse opposes the sale. The Parties’ Story The parties were married in 1979, separated and reconciled in 2009 and 2014, and separated for a final time in …
Read MoreAn Ontario court recently evaluated a situation in which an ex-husband argued that the child support provisions in a marriage contract should be struck. The court ultimately upheld the child support clauses and found that the ex-husband continued to be responsible for supporting the children for a number of reasons. What Happened? The parties had cohabited …
Read MoreRead my comments on ownership in the case of neither party being biologically related to the embryo in question https://www.advocatedaily.com/jennifer-samara-shuber-the-ethical-conundrum-of-embryo-ownership.html
Read MoreAn Ontario court recently contemplated whether or not an 18-year-old child who refused to have a relationship with her father should continue receiving child support. Background Information The parties were married and lived together from 1992 to 2007. They had two children: a 23-year-old son, and an 18-year-old daughter, D. After the parties separated, …
Read MoreA recent Ontario decision examined both default hearings as well as how and when a jail committal order is appropriate to enforce spousal support and child support arrears. A History of the Parties The parties divorced in 2008, after approximately 21 years of marriage. They had two children (adults at the time of the hearing …
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