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Let Me Do the Heavy Lifting

On Thursday I embark on a residential move. I am staying in mid-town Toronto – this isn’t a cross-country or cross-continent endeavour. I am moving to a wonderful bungalow.  It is in a lovely neighbourhood just to the west of where I am now. I decided to take advantage of the move to downsize. I …

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Emerging Technologies and Domestic Abuse

The New York Times this week reported on the alarming phenomenon of domestic abusers using smart home technologies, including Wi-fi connected locks, lights, cameras, thermostats and speakers, as a tool in harassing, watching, and controlling their spouses or partners. Smart Home Technologies Used for Abusive Aims In recent years, technologies including digital assistants such as …

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Can a Court Force a Family to Attend Therapy?

An Ontario court recently considered an interesting case where the question of whether a party’s spouse and/or children can be ordered to attend therapy was raised.   What Happened? The parties were married in July 2001 and separated in April 2009. The parties had two children of the marriage: C, born in May 2003, and …

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Jamaican Mother Loses Battle to Stop her Child’s Adoption by a Canadian Family

We’ve previously blogged about a Jamaican mother who had been seeking to stop the adoption of her son by a family in British Columbia. Recently, following a 4-day hearing, a B.C. Provincial Court judge ruled against the woman, granting custody of the child to the B.C. Ministry of Child and Family Development (the Ministry) A …

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What Is A Divorce Coach?

Divorce coaches are a relatively new phenomenon in the divorce/separation universe.  Coaches have been used with much success in other areas to assist individuals in achieving professional and personal goals.  There are career coaches, executive coaches, marketing coaches, life coaches, leadership coaches… the list goes on.  If you are going through separation and/or divorce, you …

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A Question of Jurisdiction: When Ontario Courts Can Decide Custody and Access Matters

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently decided a case where the mother, who had unilaterally taken the parties’ children from Nigeria to Ontario, sought custody of the children. In allowing the mother’s appeal from a decision that dismissed her original application, the court outlined the various factors it had to consider in deciding whether the …

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Can One Party In A Separation Be Made To Pay Rent To The Other?

When a couple goes through a separation it may be assumed that the parties involved cease living together. Often, one spouse may stay in the home temporarily or permanently, while the other moves out. But settling the division of property in a separation or divorce could take years. What happens if during that time one …

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