Category Archives: Family Law
Moving Forward After an Unsuccessful Business Venture Tanks Your Marriage and Your Finances
A few weeks ago, someone who had made an unsuccessful bid for social media stardom wrote to Money Made about how to move on from this mistake. The letter writer had a cute dog who didn’t mind being dressed in costumes and photographed, so she decided to try to monetize her social media accounts… Read More »
Agreeing to Sell Your Marital Home When You Divorce Is Just the Beginning
Disagreements about whether to go the DIY route or whether to hire someone to help with a challenging project have caused conflict in many marriages. You and your spouse might not agree on whether the money you will spend hiring a new contractor is worth it for the time and stress you will save… Read More »
Husband’s Behavior Toward His Wife and the Divorce Court Leads to Steep Financial Penalties
Many couples who go through divorce resolve to have the least messy divorce possible. They compromise on things that are important to them, even if it means debts that will take them years to pay off after the divorce is final, just so their children will not have to witness a protracted conflict. Therefore,… Read More »
Lamentations of a Default Parent
If you are your children’s default parent, you are probably painfully aware of it. You know you are the default parent when your kids are sitting on the couch, watching TV with your spouse, and they call you to bring them a snack. The default parent wipes every nose, schedules every appointment, fills out… Read More »
Is Domestic Violence a Tort?
A tort is to civil law what a crime is to criminal law. When someone commits a crime, the Crown may bring charges, and if the court finds the defendant guilty, it may impose criminal penalties, such as monetary fines or imprisonment. A tort is a wrongdoing that harms a specific person or entity… Read More »
How to Adjust to Court-Ordered Time Away From Your Children
Parenting feels like a never-ending struggle; it has ruined many marriages that once seemed unbreakable. No matter how much parenting responsibility your spouse takes on, it seems like there is always something for you to do. You are always brushing your children’s hair, picking up their toys, scheduling doctors’ appointments for them, packing their… Read More »
Seeing Past the Financial Setbacks of Divorce
Your magnanimity helped you stay married for as long as you did. You always tried to live below your means, and you never gave your spouse a hard time about spending, especially when your spouse was using marital funds to be generous to other people, whether it was extended family members, friends, or charitable… Read More »
Pleadings in Family Law Cases
Family law cases are among the most emotionally charged kinds of legal matters. Not only is the parties’ personal financial stability at stake, but so is the house that they have come to call home and their current and future relationship with their children. They are also the legal matters where the parties are… Read More »
Who Is Eligible to Divorce in Canada?
Canadians are known for our accommodating nature and our eagerness to resolve conflicts with as little confrontation as possible. Therefore, it stands to reason that it should be easy to get an amicable divorce. In fact, dissolving a domestic partnership can be as simple as parting ways; Canada recognizes certain rights of unmarried domestic… Read More »
Preliminary Steps for Divorce Mediation
Some single people may celebrate their divorce anniversary years after the fact, and some former couples even celebrate their divorce anniversary together, as it marks the beginning of their relationship as platonic friends or co-parents, but no one considers divorce a joyous occasion while it is going on. Your divorce does not have to… Read More »