An Ontario court recently considered an interesting case where the man sought an order directing the child to submit to a paternity test. The Parties’ Story The parties began seeing each other in March 2008. According to the man, in July 2008, the woman left the apartment for three days and would not tell him …
Read MoreTwo levels of court in Nova Scotia recently discussed the question of who constitutes a parent, for the purposes of adoption, in that province. At issue was whether the biological father of a child that had been put up for adoption should have received notice of that adoption even though he had no relationship with …
Read MoreAn Ontario court recently dismissed a claim that a father claimed against the mother of his child, claiming that he was a victim of sexual DNA theft. What Happened? The parties met at a music festival, where they were both working. The mother was 38 years old at the time, and the father was 23 …
Read MoreThe British Columbia Supreme Court recently ruled that a man who was misled into believing he was the biological father of a child does not owe any continued child support for that child even though he was found to have assumed the role of a parent during the early years of the child’s life. The …
Read MoreThe Ontario Court of Appeal recently upheld the dismissal of a claim filed by a man who sued his former sexual partner after she became pregnant with his child. The man had alleged that the woman had deprived him of being able to choose when to have a child and wanted more than $4 million …
Read MoreThe Basics of a Paternity Agreement A “Paternity Agreement” is a type of Domestic Contract. A Paternity Agreement will typically arise in a situation where parties: have a child or children together; are not married; and are ending the relationship. The Family Law Act of Ontario (FLA) defines a Paternity Agreement as follows: Definitions 1. (1) In this …
Read MoreLegal Recognition of Establishing Parentage A child’s birth is registered in Ontario is under the Vital Statistics Act. Section 9(1) of the Act requires the mother and the father, or either of them, to certify the child’s birth within 30 days of the child being born. Normally, this registration is an uncomplicated matter as the …
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