February 7, 2014
by Sarah
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Parenting disputes are particularly complicated when families have ties to multiple jurisdictions. A fairly straightforward dispute about custody or a parenting schedule may be exacerbated by a battle about which court has authority to determine the children’s fate. Where families … Continue reading
May 2, 2013
by Jennifer Samara Shuber
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Perron v Perron is a custody case decided by the Ontario Court of Appeal where the issue of language education featured prominently. It contains interesting commentary not only on the status of French in Canada and education as an aspect of … Continue reading
April 12, 2013
by Jennifer Samara Shuber
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Restructuring is what family law needs, says the as-of-yet unreleased report from the Cromwell committee to Chief Justice McLachlin of the Supreme Court of Canada. No kidding. Haven’t family lawyers and parties been saying exactly that forever? I know I … Continue reading
February 20, 2013
by Jennifer Samara Shuber
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In January 2013, an experienced Ontario family court judge, the Honourable Madam Justice Mesbur, ruled that a British civil union between a same sex couple would be recognized as a marriage in Ontario for the purposes of property division, support … Continue reading
January 22, 2013
by Jennifer Samara Shuber
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Parties choose to arbitrate their family law disputes for many reasons: the privacy of the process, the cost, the ability to appoint a decision-maker who is a family law expert as opposed to our generalist judges, etc… Arbitration is, in … Continue reading