Family
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March 13, 2025
Weaponizing social media during divorce proceedings
In recent years, the Ontario courts have increasingly faced cases where social media becomes a battleground for divorcing spouses. This phenomenon, where individuals use online platforms to disparage, defame or disclose sensitive information about their ex-partner, has serious legal implications, as exemplified by judicial decisions.
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March 12, 2025
Two new judges appointed to Quebec courts
Bruno Guillot-Hurtubise and Patrick Girard have been appointed judges of the Superior Court of Quebec for the districts of Longueuil and Montreal, respectively, announced Minister of Justice and Attorney General Arif Virani.
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March 12, 2025
An interlude: Shared facilities agreements from RECO course | Harjot Atwal
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” — Mahatma Gandhi
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March 11, 2025
MARITAL OR FAMILY PROPERTY - Equalization or division - Considerations for unequal division - Conduct of parties - Generation of debt
Appeal by Appellant husband ("Appellant") from trial court's order in a divorce proceeding and motion to adduce fresh evidence. The trial court ordered the Appellant to pay child support, special expenses, and equalize matrimonial property with the Respondent wife ("Respondent").
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March 06, 2025
Settlement of over $535M reached to resolve Federal Indian Hospitals class action
The federal government has announced a final settlement agreement worth more than $535 million in the Federal Indian Hospitals class action, which alleged that patients at the facilities suffered verbal, psychological, physical and/or sexual abuse.
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March 06, 2025
Embattled Ontario law society CEO ‘no longer employed’ with regulator amid pay hike fallout
Law Society of Ontario (LSO) CEO Diana Miles is “no longer employed” with the regulator after a controversy regarding her salary came to light.
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March 06, 2025
Should criminal standard replace civil in child welfare cases? Part three | Hodine Williams
Child welfare cases in Canada are among the most emotionally charged and legally complex areas of law, as they involve the state’s authority to intervene in family life to protect children from harm.
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March 06, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal launches Mary Lou Benotto Award for Excellence in Family Law
Friday, March 7, is the deadline for entries to the first-ever Mary Lou Benotto Award for Excellence in Family Law, launched this year by the Ontario Court of Appeal.
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March 04, 2025
Canada hits U.S. with counter-tariffs, vows support for workers, businesses hurt by Trump trade war
Canadians must unite to fight back against the “very dumb” tariffs U.S. president Donald Trump has imposed under the “bogus” pretext of stopping fentanyl from entering the U.S. through Canada’s southern border, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in announcing retaliatory tariffs and pledging to provide federal support for hard-hit workers and businesses, as well as to legally pursue trade remedies, if “unwarranted and unreasonable” U.S. tariffs last longer than “a few hours or a few days.”
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March 04, 2025
Is referring family law cases to mediation after being denied SCC appeal a good idea? | Eric Sadvari
Like many family law lawyers, I recently sat glued to my computer screen watching Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia being argued at the Supreme Court of Canada. The hearing was intense. As dramatic as it was academically rigorous. The questions from the bench began just 20 seconds in and never let up. For a self-professed family law enthusiast, it was everything I could have asked for.