Family Law
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...
Read MoreCustody and Access Considerations in the Face of COVID-19
By now, like many other places in the world, we in Ontario realize that as a result of the COVID-19 or Coronavirus pandemic, the current...
Read MoreGetting Laid Off During COVID-19
Child and spousal support obligations in the COVID-19 era The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have quickly taken a toll on almost everyone’s physical, mentaland...
Read MoreWhen the Courts Close: Alternative Relief During the COVID-19 Pandemic
For the last few weeks and into the foreseeable future, generally speaking and with few exceptions the courts are closed. However, this does not leave...
Read MoreHow 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...
Read MoreHOW 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...
Read MoreMATRIMONIAL 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...
Read MoreFor Better or Worse… What You Need to Know About Family Law Right Now
(Before getting married, cohabiting, or even entering into any kind of relationship.) I am the principal lawyer of Stephen Durbin and Associates, the number 1...
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