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
A distinct issue within imputation law is the payor who earned one income before separation and a lower one after. The change may be genuine or it may be convenient. Ontario law does not let the payor resolve that ambiguity in their own favour by default. It requires them to justify the drop. The Standard...Read More
When a marriage ends, one spouse often owes the other money at the end of the process — an equalization payment to balance out property, ongoing or retroactive support, or both. But the final numbers can take months or years to settle. That creates a real risk: by the time the court decides what is...Read More
For many separating couples, the matrimonial home is the single largest thing they own — and often the only asset with real value. When it sells before the divorce is finished, the sale proceeds usually land in a lawyer’s trust account and stay there. Then the question becomes: who gets released what, and when? This...Read More
Self-defence is one of the most important and misunderstood areas of criminal law in Canada. While many people assume they have a broad right to protect themselves or their property, the reality is far more controlled. Canadian law permits self-defence, but only within strict limits. In Ontario, as across Canada, the governing framework is set...Read More
Domestic violence, often referred to as intimate partner violence, is taken extremely seriously under Canadian law. While many people assume there is a specific “domestic violence charge,” the reality is more nuanced. The legal system addresses these situations through a combination of criminal offences and family law remedies, often running in parallel. For individuals dealing...Read More
For many people in the province of Ontario, the topic of housing is no longer a policy debate; it is a deeply personal one. It is the fear of another impending rent increase. It is the frustration of watching construction projects come to a complete stop. It is the fear of a surprise bill that...Read More
