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Family Law Blog - Dec, 2011
This blog is intended to provide general information and knowledge about family law in Canada. It should not be regarded as legal advice. Readers should contact a family law lawyer regarding how the information found within this blog may apply to their familial situation.
| In Ariss v. Ariss, 2011 ABQB 435 [Ariss], the wife brought an Application to unfile an Affidavit sworn by her in support of an Interim Order for child support and spousal support. Subsequently, the [read more]Thursday, 29 December 2011 | Joni Funk |
| Changes to the Federal Child Support Tables come into force on December 31, 2011. The effect on existing child support obligations will vary depending on income levels and the effect of [read more]Monday, 28 November 2011 | Lisa Slater |
| The British Columbia government yesterday introduced a bill, the Family Law Act, to reform British Columbia's family laws and replace the 1978 statute, the Family Relations Act. The Family [read more]Tuesday, 15 November 2011 | Lisa Slater |
| Kerr v. Baranow, 2011 SCC 10, outlines the Supreme Court of Canada's approach to property division for common law spouses. In contrast to married couples, there is no legislation to assist common [read more]Wednesday, 2 November 2011 | Joni Funk |
| Postings on Facebook can be a source of information for spouses following separation, but the Voelkerts of Indiana have taken the practice too far.
Angela Voelkert decided to post a fake profile [read more]Tuesday, 21 June 2011 | Lisa Slater |
| The Justice Education Society has launched an internet training course, Online Parenting After Separation, the first of its kind in Canada.
The course is intended for parents in remote areas of British [read more]Wednesday, 25 May 2011 | Lisa Slater |
| Japan has announced it will sign the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The Convention, which has 84 signatories including Canada, requires the expeditious [read more]Monday, 23 May 2011 |
| The British Columbia Supreme Court has held that legislation denying offspring of sperm and egg donors access to information regarding the donor is unconstitutional. The applicant, Olivia Pratten, [read more]Friday, 20 May 2011 | Lisa Slater |
| Family law litigants are well advised to limit their views to the court proceedings, rather than communicating them to the world at large. A British Columbia court recently awarded a mother $40,000 [read more]Thursday, 28 April 2011 | Lisa Slater |
| A Los Angeles Court has been asked to decide the validity of a marriage agreement entered into by Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his now estranged wife of 30 years, Jamie, after Frank [read more]Friday, 1 October 2010 | Lisa Slater |
| In a pending case before the British Columbia Supreme Court, 71 year old Shirley Anderson is seeking parental support from her children, including her son Ken. Reportedly, Ken Anderson, age 46, last [read more]Thursday, 30 September 2010 | Lisa Slater |
| A comedian, Sunda Croonquist, was sued by her mother-in-law and other in-laws after making them the object of jokes with a racial component posted in her blog and in videos on her website. The in-laws, [read more]Thursday, 30 September 2010 | Lisa Slater |
| The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled that the British Columbia Attorney General lacked authority to appoint a new special prosecutor to consider and prosecute criminal charges of practicing polygamy against [read more]Thursday, 24 September 2009 | Lisa Slater |
| The Employment Insurance Board of Referees recently ruled that the Ottawa parents of twins can each receive full parental leave. Existing rules restrict parental leave to a maximum of 35 weeks of [read more]Wednesday, 23 September 2009 | Lisa Slater |
| The court in A.B. v. C.D., 2009 BCCA 200 considered the interesting question of mental capacity of a spouse required to form the necessary intention to separate or enter into marriage. The husband [read more]Tuesday, 23 June 2009 | Lisa Slater |
| Separation has an impact not only on parents, who must deal with the breakdown of the relationship, but also children. In some instances, conflict between parents continues long after the relationship [read more]Thursday, 21 May 2009 | Lisa Slater |
| The Supreme Court of Canada in a recent family law decision, Rick v. Brandsema, confirmed that the duties of spouses negotiating in the family law context differ from those that exist when negotiating [read more]Thursday, 19 March 2009 | Lisa Slater |
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Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 3 (2nd Supp.)
British Columbia Legislation:
Family Relations Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 128
Alberta Legislation:
Alberta Family Law Act, C. F-4.5
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