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Palumbo v. Palumbo 2018 ONSC 7246

This case addresses whether or not costs should be awarded after a motion that did not proceed and resolved by way of Minutes of Settlement. It additionally addresses ... Read more

Feldstein Family Law Group · 2 min read
Matrimonial Home

Sale of the Matrimonial Home Palmer v. Lumsden 2018 ONSC 7499

Background The parties lived together for approximately 10 years, separating September 9, 2013. Together they share one child, who is 14 years old. The parties jointly purchased their ... Read more

Feldstein Family Law Group · 3 min read
Motion To Change

Motion to Change: When a Child Becomes Older

In the case of Coppin v. Arboine, the father attempted to have a court order concerning parenting time varied on the basis that the child was all grown ... Read more

Feldstein Family Law Group · 2 min read
Child Support

Understanding Income Motions: Smith v. Smith, 2019 ONSC 83

Background This case addresses income motions and the preparation required to meet them. The parties separated in January 2016, after nineteen and a half years of marriage. They ... Read more

Feldstein Family Law Group · 3 min read
Child Custody

Full Child Custody Granted in High Conflict Divorce Case

At Feldstein Family Law Group P.C., we accept high conflict divorce cases and aggressively fight for custody rights, even if you are pursuing full custody. Our attorneys have ... Read more

Feldstein Family Law Group · 3 min read
Child Custody

Jurisdiction in Child Custody Matters

In the case of Chartier v. Furuta, the parties met in Canada in 2011, married in Japan in 2012, and had one child together in 2014. The father ... Read more

Feldstein Family Law Group · 3 min read
Child Custody

Two Habitual Residences: Determining Jurisdiction

A child custody case involving two habitual residences across borders recently caught the attention of family lawyers far and wide. The mother in the case was a Canadian ... Read more

Feldstein Family Law Group · 3 min read
Common Law

Case Analysis: Constructive Trusts Between Common Law Couples

Kamermans v. Gabor, 2018 ONSC 5241 The parties began cohabitating in September 2008, when the Applicant and her children moved into the Respondent’s home. She contributed $7,500 in ... Read more

Feldstein Family Law Group · 3 min read
Child Custody

Jurisdiction to Make a Therapeutic Order

Health Care Consent Act of Ontario, Divorce Act and the Children’s Law Reform Act Leelaratna v. Leelaratna, 2018 CarswellOnt 16633 (Ont. S.C.J.) Background: The parties separated in May ... Read more

Feldstein Family Law Group · 4 min read

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