Establishing a child’s surname legally can cause more strife between parents. A child’s surname – Something else to fight about “The one thing I want to leave my children is an honourable name”. – Theodore Roosevelt In the past 50 years, a child’s surname legally has become the subject of controversy and litigation in Ontario….

Legal Recognition of Establishing Parentage A child’s birth is registered in Ontario is under the Vital Statistics Act.  Section 9(1) of the Act requires the mother and the father, or either of them, to certify the child’s birth within 30 days of the child being born.  Normally, this registration is an uncomplicated matter as the…

What constitutes matrimonial homes? As long as these homes fall within the definition of matrimonial homes, all of the homes can be matrimonial homes such that the legislation applies. There are a number of implications to the existence of a matrimonial home, at date of marriage, over the course of the marriage, and at date…