Valuing Assets and Income in Ontario Separation Law

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 brought in...
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CHILDREN, DIVORCE & GRANDPARENT RIGHTS – by GILLIAN BOOKMAN

Most of us are aware of the negative effects separation and divorce may have on the children of the marriage if the parents do not protect them adequately from the intense emotions wrought from the processes and procedures surrounding the dissolution of a marriage. Another area of collateral damage ...
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Home for the Holidays

So many people find themselves in such difficult places at this time of year. They feel like they, and often their children, have been discarded for a variety of reason ranging from a previously unknown other relationship to a spouse who just doesn’t want them any longer. What a horrible way...
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COMMON LAW & JOINT INVESTMENTS by Gillian Bookman

You’re in love and happily move in together. You’ve both been married before, have grown children, and see no need to marry. You are looking forward to retiring together and are happy making future retirement plans. You both decide to buy a home that you can retire to. Meanwhile, you rent it out...
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CHILD SUPPORT & THE 40% RULE by Jeremy D. Loeb

Most parents who have occasional access rights to their children eventually hear about the existence of a section of the child support legislation that allows a court to reduce their child support payments if they have their children with them forty percent of the time or more. Often these access pa...
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Family Law, Divorce and the Internet – Should I Believe What I Read? by Chris Stankiewicz

For many of us, the Internet is our first (and sometimes only) stop when we need information, and so it not surprising that many people facing family law issues turn to the Internet for answers. The Internet can be a very user-friendly and helpful way for someone to gain an understanding of how the ...
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