Category Archives: Family Law
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 »
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 »
Managing Co-Parenting Conflict During Summer Vacation
Now that the snow has melted and the daylight hours are getting longer, children all over Ontario are counting the days under summer vacation, even though they still have a few weeks to wait. Parents do not view summer vacation with nearly the same joyful anticipation as children do. For parents, summer vacation is… Read More »
The Ideal Timeline for Prenuptial Agreements
Elaborate weddings can bring out shockingly immature behavior in the spouses, their parents, and the wedding party, but if there is anything about weddings that proves to you that you are an adult, it is that it takes months, if not more than a year, to plan them. You must book the venue and… Read More »
How Does Financial Infidelity Affect Your Divorce Case?
Lies about money are a common cause of the breakdown of marriages and intimate relationships. The laws of Ontario enable people to dissolve domestic partnerships with or without the involvement of the court if the parties are not married to each other and do not have minor children together. If you seek to divorce… Read More »