Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
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?
Yesterday, March 1st, significant revisions to both Canada’s Divorce Act and Ontario’s Children’s Law Reform Act, (CLRA) came into effect. Many of those revisions address the ways in which courts make decisions about parenting arrangements (aka custody and access) after Continue reading Slowly making change
This blog is adapted from an article originally published by The Lawyer’s Daily, part of LexisNexis Canada Inc. There is a lot of talk these days about people who make their way through what are often complex legal situations without Continue reading Self-reps or un-reps?