PRACTICE AREA: Family

This post discusses a recent Nova Scotia Supreme Court case which the custodial parent sought permission to relocate from Nova Scotia to British Columbia.

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This post discusses a recent application for an interim custody order which departed significantly from the status quo.

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Legal Wit — The Reality Check

There is no indication in the material before me that the child has any particular ability or level of participation in sporting or other activities beyond what could be described as that of an average child.

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Application of Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines by the Ontario Court of Appeal to a variance application in Gray v. Gray

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Phrase of the Week - Analogous Grounds

Droit de la famille - 091768 | 2013 CarswellQue 114 (S.C.C.) | Abella J. (dissenting)

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Relocation under the Guidelines — Summary Procedure

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Child Protection — Do Foster Parents Have a Right of Appeal?

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Party Seeks Representation by a Relative — Rules for Representation

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Variation — L.M.P. v. L.S. Revisited — Section 17 of the Divorce Act Explained

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Mobility — Voice of the Child, Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule

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Debts on Date of Marriage that Are Extinguished by Subsequent Bankruptcy — Formulaic Approach to Valuation Versus Discretionary Approach

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