The mortgage is in default. The hydro is going to be cut off next week. Your first court date is in the fall, and it is May. Ontario family court has a rule that catches most people off guard the first time they meet it. You generally cannot bring a motion until a case conference...Read More
A frequent source of confusion in family litigation is the status of an order made early in the case. A party receives a support ruling months before any trial and assumes the question is settled. Often it is not. Many early support orders are interim and made on a without-prejudice basis — and understanding what...Read More
Interim support and financial motions frequently turn on an expert valuation — an income or business valuation report — tendered before the formal expert machinery is complete. The recurring evidentiary question is whether the court can rely on such a report where there is no affidavit from the expert swearing to its contents and no...Read More
You leave part of your estate to a charity that matters to you. You name it in your will, sign, and move on. But a will can sit unchanged for years. What happens if, by the time it takes effect, the charity you named has closed, merged, or changed its name? The short answer: your...Read More
