Posts in May, 2014

May 30 Alienation and Family Reflections Reunification Camp – S. (N.) v N. (C.)

In this case, the Applicant mother claimed the Respondent father alienated her from their children. To remedy the alienation, she ...

May 30 Revisiting Johnny Weir - Who Would Have Kept the Dog?

Earlier this month Olympic skater Johnny Weir and his husband, ex-lawyer Victor Voronov, officially called off the divorce . ...

May 23 Adoption of an Independent Adult in Ontario

MacBeth , Re, 2013 ONSC 3252 This case concerns a rare application by a step-father to adopt his independent adult step-daughter ...

May 23 Man in Saudi Arabia Divorces His Wife For Breaking Driving Ban

Last week, news that an unnamed man in Saudi Arabia reportedly divorced his wife for breaking the country's driving ban for women ...

May 16 Post-Separation Debt, Unconscionability, and Unequal Division of Net Family Property

Panchalingam v. Pathmalingam , 2013 ONSC 4284 This case involves an assessment of whether the conduct of a spouse in relation to ...

May 16 Jason Patric: Sperm Donors, Paternity Rights, and Custody

Just this week, a California Appellate Court ruled that Jason Patric, a sperm donor can fight for paternity rights. This decision ...