Recent decision on what constitutes a marriage-like relationship, thus making property division and spousal support issues.

Recent decision which permitted a mother to bring her son on a temporary visit to a Hague Convention signatory

Doncaster v. Field | 2013 CarswellNS 990 | Nova Scotia Court of Appeal

This post summarizes a Newfoundland case in which the Court had to determine whether the parties had been validly married.

Recent decision which denied a litigant’s request to stay a divorce order due to her being in contempt of a previous order.

Summary of a recent New Brunswick case in which a former same sex spouse attempted to contract out of child support obligations.

Recent decision dealing with the powers of the trial readiness and case management judges in a parental alienation case.

Summary of an interesting Supreme Court case in which the validity of the federal Child Support Guidelines was challenged in the Federal Court

Recent court of appeal decision regarding the variation of spousal support and the foreseeability of material change.

Recent decision in which a disabled spouse’s claim for spousal support based on need was denied by the court.

In the midst of legal proceedings respecting the division of family property, how the petitioner thought breaking and entering his estranged wife's home and removing a raft of chattels would assist the parties in reaching a property resolution is uncertain.

Recent Court of Appeal decision in which pleadings were struck for failure to comply with financial disclosure orders.