Recent Blog Posts
How to Get Alimony in Ontario
If you think the term “alimony” sounds outdated, the family courts of Ontario agree with you. In the old days, divorces were rarer than they are today, but more of them required one former spouse, almost always the former husband, to pay alimony. Divorced men tended to continue paying alimony to their former wives… Read More »
The Family Responsibility Office and Your Family Law Case
The laws of Ontario make it possible for former couples to resolve many financial matters without involving the courts. For example, if you are dissolving a domestic partnership and you and your partner were never legally married, you can divide your property by signing a separation agreement, where you and your partner agreed to… Read More »
The Case for Signing a Prenup, Even If You Trust Your Spouse
Prenuptial agreements used to have a bad reputation, but former skeptics have increasingly embraced them. Dave Ramsey, to whom millions of listeners turn for financial advice, has long held that signing a prenuptial agreement is tantamount to betting against your marriage. He recently told his audience that he has changed his tune. Ramsey is… Read More »
Divorce at Financial Rock Bottom
Disagreements over financial values are almost an inevitable part of marriage. The only ways to avoid them are to keep your finances almost entirely separate from your spouse’s finances, or else to prioritize matching financial values above everything else; if you choose the section option, you might end up with a marriage where you… Read More »
3 Mindset Shifts That Can Make Gray Divorce More Bearable
Gray divorce is the new normal. If you are going to get divorced, it will probably happen when you are over 50, and if that happens, it will mean changing the plans for the future that you have been working on for years. You will eventually make it to the next phase of your… Read More »
Divorcing a Spouse Who Has No Sense of Accountability
A recent article on the En Pareja website told the stories of four men whose marriages had ended in divorce after each man had been married to his wife for decades. The stories differed regarding what was the final straw that led the men to file for divorce, but a common thread among all… Read More »
Your Finances May Not Be Rosy After Gray Divorce
Divorce rates are decreasing, even after you account for the fact that marriage rates have also been getting lower in recent years. Fewer people get married, and the ones that do are likely to stay married. The age group accounting for an ever-larger share of divorce cases is couples over age 50. Some participants… Read More »
The Naturalization Process for U.S. Citizenship May Get More Expensive
If you believe the headlines that have dominated doom scrolling feeds for the past year and a half, then the United States and Canada are mortal enemies, and Canadians who are planning to immigrate to the United States should put their plans on hold. While no one, not even the most eloquent chatbot friend… Read More »
Cohabitation Agreements
In business, people spend a lot of time looking forward to making money, when the arrival of this money depends on many factors outside their control. One factor that is within their control is the legally binding agreements that they can enter with other parties such as business partners and vendors. Therefore, anyone who… Read More »
Common Law Relationships in Ontario
When media personalities lament the decline of marriage, they are not counting the couples who are married in all but name. According to the Simple Divorce news website, 15.7 percent of the residents of Ontario were in common law relationships in 2025. A common law relationship is one where two domestic partners live together… Read More »