Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
Not surprisingly, my work exposes me to difficult family law cases on a regular basis. Occasionally, the outcome of a case makes me happy. But, because family law and family court still don’t do a good job of cases that Continue reading Who gets the pooch?
As fathers are celebrated next Sunday, few of the toasts raised to dads at family barbecues or on Hallmark cards will ask what a father is. Easy, you say. A father is the male parent of a child. But, as Continue reading What makes a father?
When parents separate, they (or, if they cannot, the court) must determine how each parent will contribute financially to the costs of raising their children. In Canada, the courts rely on child support guidelines, first introduced in the late 1990s, Continue reading Good parents pay
Can two people who have never lived together be considered legal spouses? What does living together mean? These and similar questions can arise in the context of a spousal support claim by one person when the other person argues that Continue reading What makes a spouse?