Category: miscellaneous

How do criminal and family lawyers work together? While information sharing between family and criminal lawyers is crucial, a “one judge” approach could be problematic, says Toronto family lawyer Jennifer Samara Shuber. A recent Toronto Star report examined how a lack of information sharing between the family and criminal court systems is “putting domestic violence victims at risk, …

Top fundraiser for high-risk births Toronto family lawyer Jennifer Samara Shuber was one of the top fundraisers at a recent event focused on high-risk births, supporting the purchase of equipment and resources needed to deliver this specialized care to moms and babies at Mount Sinai Hospital. Rock n’ Stroll took place Sept. 28, and Shuber, …

As one of the Toronto family lawyers, I was proud this week: This past week, Toronto was host to WorldPride for the first time, culminating a 34 year tradition of local Pride celebrations. Also this past week, my cousin and his husband became parents and welcomed a healthy and happy 9 pound 7 ounce baby …

Being ready when family law changes (from the Advocate Daily Post) No two days are ever the same in family law, where many clients share similar stories, but each has their own unique and personal perspective, Toronto family lawyer Jennifer Samara Shuber tells Canadian Lawyer. In an article featuring eight lawyers discussing the pros and …

How does child support apply with older children out of the house? Many support payors are under the impression that child support ceases when that child leaves home to attend a post-secondary institution. Our courts, however, have taken a different approach. Child support is reduced but not eliminated. In these cases, the issue is whether …

Forgiveness means letting go The world lost a great man December 5, 2013 when Nelson Mandela passed. Although a somewhat controversial figure in his youth, his leadership of South Africa and his work in eliminating apartheid were inspired and inspiring. Watching the many celebrations of his life -and I imagine there are many more to …

How to best treat parental alienation cases When it comes to parental alienation cases – arguably the toughest type of high-conflict custody dispute – case law proves attending lawyers must be sensitive, focused, detail-oriented and well informed on mental health literature, Toronto family lawyer Jennifer Samara Shuber writes in a paper for the Law Society …

What the courts are doing with parental alienation cases A LSUC Paper Parental alienation cases are not going away. Having reared its ugly head for the first time in or around 1985 when the term parental alienation syndrome was coined by Dr. Richard Gardiner, sadly, this pathology is here to stay. That being the case, …

A 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. …

Timing is everything with family law custody Perron v Perron is a family law custody case decided by the Ontario Court of Appeal where the issue of language education featured prominently. It contains interesting commentary not only on the status of French in Canada and education as an aspect of family law custody, but also …