When you marry, any existing Will is automatically revoked. In the situation of this, the rule of law takes charge in deciding how your assets are divided, until the parties involved in the marriage contract renew their Wills to effect their new status. Mostly, this would mean your entire estate would go to your wife,
Should You Send Your Child to School or Do Homeschooling: A Legal Perspective
By: Brian Galbraith
A hot issue debated by parents is whether to send their children to school or have them do home-schooling. Once the school year has begun, you may be wondering if you made the right decision. If you are separated or divorced, it may be an even more difficult issue to resolve. You
Discover Deborah Alton: Marriage & Family Therapist
We all know about lawyers being involved in the divorce process, but what about other professionals? Family professionals are often used in the collaborative practice process and may assist parties through their separation, both inside and outside of Court.
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Discussing Your Divorce: Avoiding Dangerous Advice
There comes a time in our life when you must make decisions based on what lies ahead in your future. The decision could be to pack up and move to another country for a promotion, go back to school, get married, start a family, even file for divorce or separation. These choices are determined by the people in your life who influence you to go left or right or walk or run. Your network is made up of influential individuals like yourself. Friends and family are there for you when you need advice, reassurance, appraisal, and support. Their words can either bring you joy or discomfort. One word or one sentence can change your mind in a matter of seconds. But what if those words do more harm to our thought process than they should?
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CLEO’s Steps to a Family Law Case
Here is a new tool for family law clients. It is an interesting flow chart that explains the various processes for resolution of family law issues.
Unfortunately, it gives very little space to Collaborative Practice and ignores the interdisciplinary nature of the process but it details the court process well.
I think you’ll enjoy it!
Your First Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzza Since Divorce? Ugh.
I published this blog a few years ago. Many people have commented positively about it. As a result, it is becoming a Christmas tradition. So, here it goes again!
Are you dreading Christmas? Will it be your first special holiday since your separation? Are you depressed about not having your children for New Year’s
Living Together: 5 considerations to protect yourself
- In Ontario you are usually considered common-law if you’ve lived together for 3 years or as soon as you have a child together. In most Federal laws, a common-law relationship is recognized after 1 year. If you fall into this category – read on!
- If you have a child together, and later separate, the same
Forcing the Sale of the Matrimonial Home
One of the key assets in any marriage is the matrimonial home. It is where the spouses have lived together and often raised their family; it can be full of both good and bad memories, and for some spouses it can have an emotional value to them way out of accord with its actual
Necessary Steps Relating to Separation
Written by Alexander Beadie.
Many people come to our offices to learn the steps involved in separation. Practically speaking, there are necessary steps to take if you wish to document the terms of your separation from your spouse as part of a divorce.
In order to record the terms and conditions governing your separation with
How to use social media safely: Foster your relationship with your children after a divorce
Written by Hilary Smith
Divorces are hard. We don’t mean that in just the legal sense, either – for reasons entirely outside of their control, children involved with divorce cases often find themselves separated from someone they love and want to be with, and that’s not easy at their age.
Over the last few