BY: VALERIE DYE Apart from the likelihood of criminal prosecution that can arise from snooping, spouses can also face a civil suit for accessing private information...
BY: VALERIE DYE We live in an electronic and digital world where persons not only correspond by e-mail and text messages but individuals are in possession...
BY: VALERIE DYE When the court issues an order for the payment of spousal support the payor or the payee may at a later stage seek...
BY: VALERIE DYE For the most part, discussions about property division and equalization arise in relation to separation, divorce or death. The Family Law Act outlines...
BY: VALERIE DYE Former spouses or common-law partners who pay spousal support may be able to benefit from tax deductions for these payments provided that the...
BY: VALERIE DYE The issue of increase in value of matrimonial property becomes relevant when parties try to deal with the sale and division of their...
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 Under the Family Law Act ‘property’ or ‘net family property’ includes all an individual’s property including his or her pension. The significance of...
BY VALERIE DYE In dealing with custody issues the courts are concerned that the child should have as much contact as possible with both parents as...
BY VALERIE DYE It is fairly well known that property owned by two persons as joint tenants (or jointly) attract the right of survivorship. This means...
