Travelling with your children? Don’t forget to bring this (hint- it’s not your passport) Zehra Uddin Have you separated from your ex and are planning a vacation with just your children for the first time? Travelling with kids can be hectic enough. You may feel like you’re constantly forgetting something
These are difficult times for everyone. Families are confined to spaces – some very small and some larger. But that does not mean that the people in those spaces are happy. For sure, some are. And for sure, some are not. Before the stay-at-home order and the distancing restrictions many
A lawyer involved in a case that resulted in the Supreme Court of Canada revising how domestic courts determine the “habitual residence” of children under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction believes the Ontario Court of Appeal failed to follow the multifactor “hybrid approach” set
The evolution of Hague Convention cases in Canada post the Supreme Court of Canada decision in O.C.L. v Balev has been disappointing, discouraging, and to left behind parents, devastating. It has become a vehicle that permits the withholding parent to ‘kidnap’ their children with something that borders on impunity. It
The Supreme Court of Canada recently decided a case in which I appeared as the lawyer for the father, that has changed the way Hague Convention cases will be dealt with in Canadian courts. The decision in O.C.L. v Balev was released on April 20, 2018 and it is considered a ground-breaking departure
Why are we still arguing about establishing basic access or parenting rights in 2018? One of the most frustrating areas within the practice of family law is the fight that is mounted to establish parenting rights for the parent, usually the father, who no longer resides with the child. It
Finding a family lawyer in Toronto, Ontario When you are in need of a family lawyer or divorce attorney in Toronto, you are likely already in the midst of a stressful circumstance. It can be overwhelming to try to sift through different lawyers, especially if you’ve never had to look
Joint Custody, Shared Parenting and Everything In Between Parents involved in a dispute about the custody and residential arrangements of their children have all heard of the terms “joint custody” and “shared parenting.” However, there is a great deal of confusion among litigants about what these terms actually mean. When
Valuing Assets and Income When Separating When people separate they are often not aware that they must divide their property with their spouse. The basic formula is to value everything you own at the date of separation, deduct your debts on the date of separation, and then deduct what you
