Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
Dawn Dumont Walker was released on bail last week after being charged with parental abduction and public mischief. Why? Because she created false identities for herself and her son, then took him across the border from Saskatchewan, where they lived, Continue reading Running for their lives
Family courthouses have been shuttered for most of the pandemic, with lawyers, clients, judges, clerks and those providing support services figuring out how to do their work remotely. There have been some funny stories as a system not known for Continue reading Online isn’t always better
There are a few themes in family law that just won’t go away, no matter how often and thoroughly they are debunked and dismissed. Parental alienation is one, made infamous by psychiatrist Richard Gardner more than 30 years ago. It Continue reading The presumption that just won’t go away
I don’t often read a family court decision that makes me jump for joy, but a recent decision by Justice Renu Mandhane of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice did just that. In this case, Justice Mandhane recognizes a new Continue reading Making new law