Posts in Divorce

Sep 24 Moncur v. Plante (2021), 57 R.F.L. (8th) 293 (Ont. C.A.)

This appeal considered the court’s power to make findings of contempt in high-conflict family law disputes. Background The parties ...

Aug 20 Laliberte v. Monteith – Material misrepresentation in mediation leads Separation Agreement being set aside and an implied waiver of solicitor client privilege

BACKGROUND Upon separation, the wife brought an application for an ownership interest in the husband’s business, citing a ...

Jun 14 How to Manage a Difference of Opinions Post-Divorce

When parents separate there can be a difference of opinion on decisions with regards to the children such as schooling, medical ...

Jun 04 Zantingh v Zantingh: When One Party Wishes to Divorce and the Other Refuses

In the recent case of Zantigh v Zantigh 2021 ONSC 2312, the court was tasked with determining whether to sever a divorce from the ...

May 21 Abdulla v. Al-Kayem 2021 OJ 2631: Foreign Divorces and the Divorce Act

The case of Abdulla v Al-Kayem 2021 OJ 2631addresses the court’s ability to determine corollary relief under the Divorce Act , ...

May 14 Booth v Bilek, 2021 ONCA 128: Unequal Division of Property

The case of Booth v Bilek, 2021 ONCA addresses the court’s propensity to award an unequal division of property during the ...