Once your Richmond Hill divorce lawyer has handed you a divorce certificate, you’re free to explore your dating options. Your best friend may be itching to set you up on a blind date, take you to the hottest club or introduce you to her mother’s uncle’s best friend’s son—but don’t dive headfirst into the pool …
Read MoreYou don’t have to be best friends with your ex. You don’t even have to like each other. However, there’s a good chance that you’ll have to deal with—and at least tolerate—your ex during your divorce. If you have young kids, you’ll be faced with the tough chore of dealing with your ex long after …
Read MoreYour special needs child might have a hard time adjusting during and after your divorce, and that makes things even harder on you. In addition to the upheaval of your child’s normal schedule and routines, you may have to deal with continuing medical treatments on your own or face new financial obligations. The good news? …
Read MoreYour grandmother may have told you not to get married until you could talk about money—and if you followed her advice, you were probably better prepared to take the leap than most. Money is one of the most sensitive subjects a couple can broach, and it’s the cause of a whole host of problems during …
Read MoreIn the past, being a man automatically made you the underdog during a divorce case; courts were more likely to award custody to mothers without considering any extenuating circumstances because it was widely believed that kids were simply “better off” that way—but that’s changing. In fact, your Toronto divorce lawyer can probably cite dozens of …
Read MoreSince you share children with your ex-spouse, you’ve probably already resigned yourself to the fact that you two will have to see each other from time to time. Aside from the daily pick-ups and drop-offs outlined in your custody agreement, you’ll probably meet at parent-teacher conferences, school plays and even Visitors’ Day at camp. While …
Read MoreWhile your Barrie divorce lawyer can tell you the right way to handle certain situations, nothing quite illustrates the wrong way like an 8-inch by 10-inch glossy in the middle of a magazine or a video clip of a celebrity couple airing their dirty laundry in front of the world. Whirlwind romances, lavish weddings and …
Read MoreWhen your kids go back and forth between two households, it’s easy to lose a few things in the shuffle. Although the custody agreement that you, your ex and your Barrie divorce lawyer worked out will become routine for your whole family, it’s important that you and your ex provide your kids with as much …
Read MoreParents in Ontario have a positive obligation to support their children under the both the Family Law Act and the Divorce Act. When the children are under the age of majority, the amount of support payable by a parent is simple to calculate as it is based on a Child Support Table. The Table amount …
Read MoreA Story of a case with the Family Responsibility Office No matter what side of the fence they are on, clients seem frustrated with the Family Responsibility Office (FRO). Whether one client claims FRO is not collecting support fast enough or another thinks FRO is collecting too much support, it seems everyone has a complaint. …
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