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Custody, Access And Your Children During The COVID-19 Pandemic - SDA

Custody, Access and Your Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic

With a growing number of COVID-19 cases globally, Superior Court of Ontario and Ontario Court of Justice have suspended all regular operations, putting parents and...

A Guide To Spousal Support In Ontario - Stephen Durbin And Associates

How Is Spousal Support Calculated in Ontario

What Is Spousal Support? Spousal support (known as “alimony” in the United States of America) is the financial compensation paid by one partner to the other...

How Is The Matrimonial Home Different Than Other Property? - SDA

HOW IS THE MATRIMONIAL HOME DIFFERENT THAN OTHER PROPERTY?

What Defines a Matrimonial Home? The matrimonial home is the family home in which married spouses were living on the date of separation. The Ontario...

How Is The Matrimonial Home Divided - Stephen Durbin and Associates

MATRIMONIAL HOME WHEN CALCULATING NET FAMILY PROPERTY

This only applies to parties who are married. It does not apply to common-law partners. One of the more irrational aspects of Ontario’s family law...

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