Posts in Divorce

Nov 29 McBennett v. Danis 2021 ONSC 3610 - Changes to the Divorce Act: The expansion of the definition of family violence

PREAMBLE This case dealt with a multitude of issues which will not be addressed in this blog. The focus of this blog will be to ...

Nov 12 Leinwand v. Brown, 2021 ONSC 6866 - Where there is no urgency to determine an issue, a court may order that the parties must first attempt to resolve their matter through a family dispute resolution process.

BACKGROUND The parties in this case were married in August of 2015 and separated in March of 2019 when their son was just six ...

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 ...