The holiday season is upon us. Everywhere you look, family and friends are sharing holiday cheer. If you are going through the process of separating or divorcing from your spouse or significant other, things may not seem so merry and bright. From my experience, late November / early December is a time when people meet…
The nature of my practice means that I spend a lot of time delivering tough news to my clients. Sometimes, it’s something as simple as telling my client that they should not spend more money arguing about who gets a household item than it is worth (really – they were arguing about mixing bowls). Sometimes,…
When parents separate, often one of their biggest concerns is: What will happen to our children? There are so many questions – Which parent will my children live with? Will I only get to see my children on weekends? The term “parenting time”, previously called “access”, means the amount of time that your child or…
I have my children in my care about equal time. How does this affect my child support? In order to have a shared parenting arrangement, the child or children must spend at least 40% of the time with each parent. A split parenting arrangement can occur in a family with two or more children when…
I often get questions from parents who want to understand their child support obligations after their children turn eighteen. Many believe that child support ends when the child is eighteen years old and they no longer have to pay child support for that child. In some circumstances, child support does end once a child turns…
Separation and/or divorce are obviously difficult times for two people. Separating and/or divorcing with children in the mix is a whole other issue. Navigating the co-parenting waters will be tricky, but the sailing will be much smoother if you follow these simple tips: 1. Do not post nasty, cryptic posts on Instagram, TikTok/Other Social Media…
What happens if you become unable to pay the child support payments you were ordered to pay or that you agreed to pay based on a written agreement? Unfortunately, people end up in situations where they become unable to keep up with their child support payments. People lose their jobs due to layoffs or downsizing. …
A friend recently told me that she and her spouse of twelve years had decided to separate. She was worried about the impact that the separation would have on their two children and how difficult it would be to split their time between their parents. She told me that she wanted to keep the house,…
Question: I don’t want to get divorced. Can I get an annulment instead? Answer: Annulments are different from divorces. A divorce is the legal end to a marriage, granted by a Judge. In Canada, you can obtain a divorce if there is a breakdown in the marriage, based on one of three grounds: living separate…
When you think of “divorce”, what comes to mind? I conducted an unscientific and informal poll which asked that very question. I noticed many responses were along the lines of “lawyers”, “expensive”, “stressful” and “financially debilitating”. It doesn’t have to be this way. While taking steps to separate two lives that may include children and…
