A few basic points about domestic violence: 1. Don’t become a deadly statistic All too often people stay too long in a violent home. The idea of going to court, they believe, is just too much. In reality, court is better than an emergency room or worse. Each year, over 40,000 arrests result from domestic violence. This represents …
Read MoreDomestic violence is a serious issue and a serious crime. There is no particular crime for abusing your spouse, but crimes of assault, sexual assault, forcible confinement, making threats, or criminal harassment can be laid. The types of violence that are considered criminal are physical acts; psychological and emotional abuse are also extremely serious but …
Read MoreSpousal Support: The Details Why spousal support? Spousal support in Ontario is premised on the view of a marriage as a financial partnership. When that partnership ends, the person with the greater income may have an obligation to pay the spouse with the lesser income. However, the law assumes that all individuals seek to be …
Read MoreSpousal Support: the basics The first important point about spousal support is that it is gender-neutral. Husbands and wives can pay and receive spousal support, and do so every day in our court system. Spousal support can be determined by agreement or by court order. Before you come to any agreement about support, you need …
Read MorePension Issues and Divorce Your pension, or that of your spouse, is treated the same way as any other property accumulated in the marriage. Specifically, any growth in the pension over the time you are married is split evenly between the spouses. Pensions are sometimes the most valuable asset to be divided. The problem with …
Read MoreDistribution of Property in Ontario: The Details Distribution of property in Ontario is not as simple as people believe it to be. Sometimes, people have the misconception that each asset or debt shared between married spouses is looked at separately and divided equally. The law in Ontario, however, takes a more global approach to property division in …
Read MoreDistribution of Property in Ontario: The Basics Distribution of property in Ontario is not as simple as people believe it to be. Sometimes, people have the misconception that each asset or debt shared between married spouses is looked at separately and divided equally. The law in Ontario, however, takes a more global approach to property …
Read MoreCollaborative Divorce The vast majority of divorce cases in Ontario are settled outside of court and collaborative law is attracting considerable attention as a proactive and humane divorce settlement option. Proponents of collaborative law tout that collaborative law is faster, cheaper and nicer than traditional divorce. This helps everyone in the process…especially the children. It …
Read MoreArbitration is an option that involves a third party called an arbitrator. Arbitrators, unlike mediators, act like a “judge,” as they are professionals trained to hear testimony, take evidence, and issue actual decisions for the couple. As in mediation, you and your spouse usually both hire experienced divorce lawyers to help with the arbitration process …
Read MoreChild Support: The Details In Ontario, the Child Support Guidelines are used to calculate and determine the monthly child support amounts paid by one parent to the other for the purposes of child care. Child support is required because parents are legally obligated to support all of their dependent children. A parent will have to …
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