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Living together, separately: Making a case for spousal support, without ever sharing an address
13 mai 2021
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Blogue Droit de la famille
Common law relationships are increasingly becoming the norm as more people are consciously choosing not to marry. In Ontario, there remains to be a different set of legal rights, obligations and entitlements to those in a common law relationship versus...
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Living apart together relationships
6 mai 2021
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Blogue Droit de la famille
Can two people qualify as “spouses” if they do not live together? This post looks at “living apart together” (or “LAT”) relationships from the perspective of spousal support. Long-term, committed LAT relationships are not entirely uncommon. For a variety of...
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Why competent legal advice is fundamental
5 mai 2021
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Blogue sur le litige en matière de succession
Interpretative principles reiterated – “for awhile” does not mean indefinitely Four main principles of will interpretation were recently illustrated in Kirst Estate (Re), 2020 ABCA 233. In that case, the deceased left all of his assets, the most significant of...
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Can I waive support in a separation agreement?
29 avril 2021
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Blogue Droit de la famille
Many parties who are separating wish to avoid the time and expense of the court process and instead enter into a separation agreement. A separation agreement works like a contract which sets out all of the terms regarding the separation....
« Oui je le veux » qu’est-ce que ça implique?
26 avril 2021
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Blogue Droit de la famille
Évidemment, lorsque les gens se marient, c’est avec la conviction que ce sera pour la vie alors, ils ne pensent pas nécessairement aux implications financières qui viennent avec le fameux « Oui je le veux ». Par contre, certains mariages se solderont...
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Ransomware – Privacy law, sanctions, and the pandemic
22 avril 2021
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Blogue Cybersécurité de MT
It is trite to say that no matter the sector, size, or location of an organization, cyberattacks can be devastating. As we have seen throughout 2020 and this year in Canada and elsewhere, data breaches and operational interruptions caused by...
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Make sure you are compliant with your support obligation when appealing
15 avril 2021
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Blogue Droit de la famille
The Court of Appeal in Abu-Saud v. Abu-Saud, 2020 ONCA 824 (CanLII) recently affirmed its jurisdiction to quash or dismiss an appeal due to non-compliance of a spousal support order. In this case, the Respondent Wife was successful in her...
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There is ‘No Turning Back’ says the Canadian Bar Association
8 avril 2021
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Blogue Droit de la famille
The Canadian Bar Association recently released its COVID-19 Task Force Report on justice issues which have risen due to COVID-19. This report assesses the immediate and evolving issues for the delivery of legal services resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, outlining...
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Pour over clauses and the Quinn estate
17 mars 2021
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Blogue sur le litige en matière de succession
Connections between Canadians and Americans have never been as abundant or transparent as they are now as many Canadians own American property, have American spouses or partners, and have children and grandchildren born or living in the United States. As...
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A prayer for cy-près
8 mars 2021
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Blogue sur le litige en matière de succession
What happens when a well-intentioned philanthropist has outlived or misnamed the charity they intended to benefit on their death? Funds a testator has earmarked for a particular philanthropic purpose or organization cannot always be used as they were intended. When...
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