BY: VALERIE DYE Family law in Ontario is regulated by the Family Law Act and the Divorce Act. These Acts set out the laws relating to...
BY: VALERIE DYE It is known that an Estate Trustee becomes liable for the debts of the deceased if the assets are distributed to beneficiaries before...
BY: VALERIE DYE Part 1 of the Family Law Act deals with the division of assets between spouses after separation or divorce. Section 5(1) states that:...
BY: VALERIE DYE Life insurance policies can be used to ensure that child and spousal support payments continue if the support payor dies. Quite often a...
BY: VALERIE DYE Under the Family Law Act (the Act), where one party owns a home prior to marriage and the home becomes the matrimonial home...
BY: VALERIE DYE A trust may be described as a mechanism which allows property or other assets to be held in the name of one person...
BY: VALERIE DYE In Canada persons in common law, relationships are given many of the same rights as married persons. One of the rights that common...
BY: VALERIE DYE Collaborative family law is a means of resolving disputes whereby lawyers work together with their clients to arrive at solutions without needing to...
BY: VALERIE DYE Spousal support payments can be made in several ways. They can be made retroactive to a date before the application was brought before...
BY VALERIE DYE Although persons generally have only one valid will at a given time it is not uncommon for persons to have multiple wills. This...
