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Do courts grant decision-making responsibility to parents with a criminal past? The Best Interest of the Child It is an unfortunate yet harsh reality that the criminal justice and family law systems sometimes go hand-in-hand. Specifically, parents with a criminal record often wish for parenting time with their children or decision-making responsibility on behalf of […]
The Child Support Guidelines The Child Support Guidelines under the Family Law Act Child provide guidance in the governance of child support obligations in Ontario. Parents are often under-employed or unemployed despite child support obligations because they are enrolled in school. What are the support obligations for a parent who is enrolled in school, and […]
WHAT HAPPENS IF A PARENT DOES NOT ADHERE TO COVID-19 PROVINCIAL PROTOCOLS? Urgent Motions In serious circumstances, a parent can bring an urgent motion when there is an immediate danger to them or their children. In such a situation, detriment or harm could result without judicial intervention. The COVID-19 pandemic is a challenging time for […]
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC – CUSTODY/ACCESS MATTERS AND URGENT MOTIONS The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Custody Laws The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in numerous new issues with respect to family law disputes. The pandemic is unchartered territory that has shifted perspectives previously held on family law matters, such as custody and access arrangements. Ribeiro […]
Religious Marriage and how it affects your legal rights. Many people have been married in a religious context but have not been civilly married. This may cause some people to be deprived of rights that they may have believed themselves to have. Two (or Three) Types Of Spouses Ontario family law recognizes two types of […]
What are Family Law Restraining Orders A Family Law Restraining Order is more or less what it sounds like, it is an Order from a family law court that controls whether and according to what terms, one person may interact with another. Typically, such Orders restrict both the communication between the protected person and the […]
What is the Office of the Children’s Lawyer (OCL)? The express purpose of the Office of the Children’s Lawyer or the OCL is to assist children involved in certain types of legal cases. OCL may step into a Family Law case when independent information about a child’s wishes is needed. In Custody/Access or Child Protection […]
I have been served with a Family Law Application, what now? When you are served with a family law Application, you are given a first court date and a 30-day deadline by which to respond by filing a document known as an Answer. The first court date is known as a First Appearance which is […]
What happens when a parent insists on changing the parent access schedule and on more time during the COVID-19 pandemic: Medu v. Medu. Many parents are currently struggling with the disrupted access schedules in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. One parent may feel that the other is not exercising their access schedule appropriately and are […]
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