Recent Posts in May, 2014

• Alienation and Family Reflections Reunification Camp – S. (N.) v N. (C.)

  May 30, 2014
  In this case, the Applicant mother claimed the Respondent father alienated her from their children. To remedy the alienation, she sought an order for ...
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• Revisiting Johnny Weir - Who Would Have Kept the Dog?

  May 30, 2014
  Earlier this month Olympic skater Johnny Weir and his husband, ex-lawyer Victor Voronov, officially called off the divorce . Though the couple is back ...
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• Adoption of an Independent Adult in Ontario

  May 23, 2014
  MacBeth , Re, 2013 ONSC 3252 This case concerns a rare application by a step-father to adopt his independent adult step-daughter under the Child and ...
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• Man in Saudi Arabia Divorces His Wife For Breaking Driving Ban

  May 23, 2014
  Last week, news that an unnamed man in Saudi Arabia reportedly divorced his wife for breaking the country's driving ban for women sparked ...
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• Post-Separation Debt, Unconscionability, and Unequal Division of Net Family Property

  May 16, 2014
  Panchalingam v. Pathmalingam , 2013 ONSC 4284 This case involves an assessment of whether the conduct of a spouse in relation to their post-separation ...
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• Jason Patric: Sperm Donors, Paternity Rights, and Custody

  May 16, 2014
  Just this week, a California Appellate Court ruled that Jason Patric, a sperm donor can fight for paternity rights. This decision arises from a two ...
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• Mekhi Phifer Files for Bankruptcy

  May 9, 2014
  This week, something pretty surprising happened: Mekhi Phifer, 39, who currently stars in the television show Divergent, filed for bankruptcy. Phifer, ...
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• Matrimonial Home Status and Spouses Continuing a Relationship While Living Separately: Brash v. Zyma et al., 2013 ONSC 2800

  May 9, 2014
  In this estate matter, the court had to determine whether the fact that a wife no longer resided with her husband on the day before his death (the ...
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