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Category Archives: Family law

Keeping control

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Pamela Cross — No Comments ↓

Since the beginning of the pandemic, most of us have become more reliant on technology than ever before, whether that is to communicate with family and friends, participate in work meetings or virtual social events, order groceries, do our banking Continue reading Keeping control→

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Changing the world

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Pamela Cross — 12 Comments ↓

On February 9th, four-year-old Keira Kagan and her father, Robin Brown, were found dead at the foot of a cliff near Milton, Ontario. There seems little doubt that this was a murder-suicide: Keira’s father had been abusive to her mother, Continue reading Changing the world→

Posted in Parenting arrangements, Violence against women in the family | 12 Replies

Justice delayed

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Pamela Cross — 1 Comment ↓

As I have written about in the past, the provisions of Canada’s Divorce Act that address parenting of children after their parents divorce were significantly revised in 2019. Bill C-78 squeaked through Third Reading in the Senate and received Royal Continue reading Justice delayed→

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Zooming ahead

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Pamela Cross — 1 Comment ↓
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Canada’s court systems remain, procedurally and sometimes substantively, rooted in the past. Admittedly, judges and lawyers do not wear wigs, as do their counterparts in some countries. However, even here, judges robe, with different coloured sashes denoting which court they Continue reading Zooming ahead→

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