Posts in Separation Agreements

Sep 25 Separation Agreement: Will Your Life Insurance Clause Be Considered Security for Support or a Stand-Alone Obligation?

Birnie v. Birnie, 2019 CarswellOnt 5594 In Birnie v Birnie, the couple created a separation agreement that included a life ...

Apr 30 Seeking the New Spouse’s Income: Angulo v. Angulo, 2019 CarswellOnt 3399 (Ont. S.C.J.)

Background The parties were married for 28 years and separated in November 2000. They did not share any children. The husband ...

Mar 04 Turk v. Turk 2018 ONCA 993: Court Refuses to Set Aside Separation Agreement

Case Background The parties were married for nearly nineteen years and have two children together. In April 2010, the parties ...

Sep 27 Setting Aside a Separation Agreement for Non-Disclosure

The parties involved in the case of Giffin v Giffin began cohabiting in 1993, got married in 1996, and ultimately separated in ...

Jan 19 When and Why Retirement is NOT Considered a Material Change in Circumstances

Hanniman v Hanniman , 2017 ONSC 7536 Background The Applicant and Respondent signed a Separation Agreement which stated that the ...

Jan 13 Cohabitation Agreements and Release of Spousal Support

Smith v Smith , 2017 ONCA 759 Background In this case, the Applicant Wife is trying to overturn a cohabitation agreement that she ...