Service Area: Family Law

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Estate Litigation, Family Law

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Posted September 10, 2020

Family Matters: Transitioning from Ongoing Family Law Matters to Estate Litigation

Situations arise where a party in ongoing family law litigation passes away before a final order is obtained from the court, or where separated spouses[...]

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Family Law

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Posted August 27, 2020

What To Do When One Parent Wants to Homeschool during COVID-19 But the Other Does Not?

In our previous blog, Olivia Koneval outlined strategies for parents thinking about sending their children back to school in the fall. Since that time, the[...]

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Family Law

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Posted August 25, 2020

Non-Disclosure in the Context of a Domestic Contract: Beware!

As family lawyers, we are often contacted by clients who want a domestic contract negotiated, drafted and/or reviewed as quickly as possible. However, before this[...]

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Family Law

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Posted August 10, 2020

Think Twice Before Getting Married Virtually during COVID-19

As we wrote about in our previous blog, Wedding Bells: Can They Ring During COVID-19?, couples are having to get creative when making wedding plans[...]

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Family Law

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Gregory A. Ste. Marie

Posted August 5, 2020

Can the Ottawa Virtual Family Law Project (VFLP) help you in COVID Times?

How do you get your family law matter dealt with in these COVID-19 circumstances, where the family court’s services have been either shut down or[...]

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Family Law

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Posted July 31, 2020

Back to School with COVID-19

Back to School with COVID-19 On Thursday, July 30th, Premier Doug Ford and the Education Minister released a plan for back-to-school for the fall. Elementary[...]

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Family Law

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Posted July 9, 2020

Pick Up the Phone: The Court’s Message to High Conflict Counsel in COVID-19

Two recent cases from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice demonstrate a clear message that the Court has run out of patience for aggressive litigation[...]

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Family Law

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Posted July 8, 2020

COVID-19 Expectations and the New Divorce Act

The federal government delayed implementing the Amendments to the Divorce Act until March 1, 2021 in response to COVID-19. However, reviewing the case law from[...]

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Family Law

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Posted June 30, 2020

The Court is Watching (So Follow the Rules)

In Numair v. Numair, 2020 ONSC 3737, Jarvis J. recently gave a stern warning to a party failing to meet his family law disclosure obligation:[...]