So many people are prepared to throw away their marriages without putting any effort at all into saving it. Quite often I meet with people who are reacting to years of unhappiness and who are now not willing to put any effort into trying to save their relationships. What is

It is distressing to have so many people who thought their case was finally over come to see me many years later because their ex spouse has brought a motion to change the final order which was made. Cleary you think that once a judge signs an order that ends

In Ontario a marriage contract is better known as a Domestic Contract. There is a special section in Ontario’s Family Law Act  that deals with Domestic Contracts. These include marriage contracts, cohabitation agreements and separation agreements. Prenups are domestice contracts. Many people decide not to sign a marriage contract before they

One of the biggest barriers to success in a family law case is poor rapport with your lawyer. When you first meet with a lawyer you are thinking of hiring you should view yourself at a job interview. Except make sure you are the one doing the interviewing. A strong

An experienced divorce lawyer understands that he has been through hundreds of divorces but his client has likely never been through it before. Ever.  As a lawyer it is very easy to forget that your clients are anxious and perhaps even afraid of what the future may hold for them.

Ho Ho Ho the Holidays are here. Should I stick it out with my spouse for the sake of the kids, our parents, to get the presents? How will it look if I ditch him/her just before Christmas? What will everyone say? All of these are good questions that people

This is a question that many unhappy couples are struggling with all over this country in our new and uncertain economy.  There is no answer that fits every situation. Certainly there are those who are so miserable in their relationship and find it so intolerable that the last thing on

Separation and divorce are often impulsive reactions to a triggering event. Be it general ongoing unhappiness, the devastating shock of an extra marital affair, the fallout from financial pressure, or just the final rejection of your husband or wife’s mother, it has been my opinion for many years that too