by wellsfam | May 5, 2019 | Divorce Support
By Kathleen Wells While divorce can be a trying process, getting a good night’s sleep can help maintain a sense of routine. Even under the most amicable conditions, divorce can cause a lot of upheaval in your life. Changing routines, new living situations and...
by wellsfam | Apr 9, 2019 | Divorce Support
Proposed Amendments to the Divorce Act (Canada) The current Divorce Act(Canada) has remained intact for nearly 30 years, however, in 2018 Bill C-78 was proposed, and as a result significant amendments to the legislation are now being anticipated. While Bill C-78 has...
by wellsfam | Sep 3, 2018 | Divorce Support
By Kathleen Wells, Wells Family Law 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...
by wellsfam | Aug 27, 2018 | Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce Support
By Kathleen Wells, Wells Family Law The federal government has recently proposed changes to a fundamental piece of Canadian legislation: the Divorce Act [1]. The Divorce Act has not been significantly amended in twenty years, and the new changes aim to make this...
by wellsfam | Apr 2, 2018 | Child Support, Divorce Support
By Kathleen Wells, Wells Family Law Calculating the amount of child support that a paying parent owes can be complicated. In Canada, the amount of child support that is payable is based on the Federal Child Support Guidelines [i]. The Guidelines attempt to serve...
by wellsfam | Mar 13, 2018 | Divorce Support
By: Kathleen Wells, Wells Family Law When spouses are getting a divorce, dividing up their property can be stressful and confusing. It’s a common misconception that all of the couple’s property, no matter what that property is or where it came from, must be divided...
