As a family lawyer, the most often asked question is “how much is my divorce or separation going to cost me, what is your retainer, and what is your hourly rate? A lot of cost depends on the behaviour of the client, but it would be fair to say that experience...
When families with small children separate, it is generally accepted that the parent who does not have primary parenting of the child must pay some measure of child support, yet there is often confusion about how long they must continue to pay support for. It is a...
When the court orders that one spouse must pay the other spousal support, the order is usually forward-looking. The paying spouse is required to pay a certain amount of support for an express period of time. However, occasionally the paying spouse is ordered to pay a...
In family law, we divide property, but find children stable homes. Children are, of course, people. The Court’s focus on children in a family going through change is what is in the children’s best interests. In most cases, this means equal parenting, or significant...
