Family structures across Ontario are diverse, including LGBTQ+ and blended families. In many families, non-biological parents play a significant role in children’s lives as they grow up. This is true whether you are a step-parent by marriage, your child was born via surrogate, or you have not obtained formal legal recognition of your parental role. …
Read MoreWith the passing of The Civil Marriages Act in 2005, same sex marriage was finally legalized in Canada. The laws with respect to same-sex (married) couples who are in the process of a separation and/or divorce are identical to heterosexual married couples as long as the parties reside primarily in Canada. For more information on …
Read MoreAn Ontario court recently dismissed a same-sex parent’s application for temporary access. What Happened? The parties, S and H, were both 18 years old. They had an intermittent, same-sex romantic relationship since at least 2014. S became pregnant with a child while she was in a relationship with her then boyfriend. The child was …
Read MoreIn Canada, The Civil Marriages Act was enacted in 2005 to extend to same-sex couples the legal capacity to marry for civil purposes. This was the last step in the long process to enable same-sex couples to marry in Canada… [Read More]
Read MoreFor more information please read “Same Sex Divorce in Canada” Canada’s divorce laws made worldwide news in 2012 and sparked an international debate about same-sex marriage and understanding same-sex divorce. The source of this controversy was Canada’s Civil Marriage Act. As known to every Toronto divorce lawyer, the federal legislation was enacted in 2005 and …
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