In Cavannah v Johne, 2008 CanLii 65587, the parties had a brief relationship which resulted in the birth of a child, Kai. The Court found that, despite their short relationship and the unplanned pregnancy, the parties had […]
The Federal Child Support Guidelines distinguishes between two types of child support: section 3 and section 7 child support. Section 3 child support is what can be referred to as base child support (to cover basic needs […]
In 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”), in its seminal decision Bhasin v. Hrynew, formulated the new duty of honest performance which manifested from the organizing principle of good faith. The Court recognized that the duty […]
The law grants broad discretion for people to do as they please with their property after death. However, this does not mean that the loved ones of the deceased will be satisfied with the allocation of property. In […]
It’s hard to imagine any other area of law which evokes more emotion and passion in its litigants than family law. Unfortunately, such emotion can often manifest itself if the most personal and offensive of attacks upon character, […]
Completing your Will is the first step to ensuring that your estate will be distributed according to your wishes; however, as circumstances change throughout your life, it is equally important to ensure that your Will is updated to […]
In Mackie v. Crowther, 2019 ONSC 6431, the Court started off by nothing that “the facts of this case are simple yet outrageous.” The parties in this case had entered into a Consent Order in 2015 which […]
A client is always free to terminate the services of their legal counsel, although sometimes it is not a good idea to do so immediately before a court hearing unless absolutely necessary. However, a lawyer may also terminate […]
The term status quo in family law parenting applications has become a significant term. When newly separated parents come to court for a parenting order, the Judge usually wants to know what the existing parenting arrangement is and […]
According to the City of Calgary pedestrian collision data, at least one person is hit by a vehicle each day in the city of Calgary[1]. What makes this statistic even worse is that pedestrians are amongst […]