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You are contemplating a separation from your spouse, and you are worried about your financial future. Who gets what? Having an answer to this question could influence when, or if, you separate. In any event, it will relieve the considerable anxiety that you may experience from not knowing where you might land once the dust arising from a separation has settled.
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We understand that clients are normally reaching out to a family law lawyer during a challenging time in their lives. There are many emotions our clients may be dealing with, including fear, anger, sadness or grief, resentment toward their partner, and even trauma. If a client is new to the family law process, there can also be a lot of stress and confusion, and if the client has been through the process before, the client may be disenchanted or frustrated.
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Family law lawyers are frequently asked, “At what age can a child decide which parent they would like to live with?” Sometimes, this information is used to press another parent to submit to a change of parenting time or decision-making. Sometimes, it is shared with children, to embolden them to make their own decisions as to their living arrangements. Sometimes, it is a factor that prompts a parent to take Court action, to amend living arrangements.
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It is no secret that the real estate market in Ontario, and the rest of Canada, has changed significantly in the past 5-6 years. Unfortunately, this topsy-turvy market is also placing additional financial pressure on individuals experiencing separation and divorce. “Will I get to keep the jointly owned home?” is a top-of-mind question for many family law clients I speak to.
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When conflict arises in our lives, we turn to the dispute resolution techniques that we know. For legal conflict, our minds turn first to the Courts. In Canada, our Courts operate on an adversarial system. It is a system in which litigants are pitted against each other in battle; there is a judge; there is a winner and there is a loser. Most of us have never turned our minds to whether this system is a productive, kind, dignified or even rational method of resolving conflict.
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I once heard a senior family law judge describe special and extraordinary expenses as a Gordian knot. Like Alexander the Great, who simply cut the impossible knot in half with his sword, the best approach to the seemingly unsolvable extraordinary expenses problem can be a direct and simple approach.
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Dealing with the breakdown of marriage can be emotionally and financially challenging, but it is not the point where things simply end. With the breakdown of the marriage, numerous issues arise, and one such issue is the division of property. For most couples, the matrimonial home is the asset with the highest monetary and sentimental value, but how do you divide a physical asset that is embedded deep in the ground? An experienced family lawyer can certainly help. So here are some key pieces of information that you should know when dealing with your matrimonial home(s).
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The promise of mediation is that it will be faster, less expensive and more collaborative than the court-based alternative to addressing family law disputes. If the right compliment of factors is present, then mediation can absolutely deliver on this intent and, in many cases, can reduce the emotional strain on all parties.
While mediation is a tremendous option for many, there are some misconceptions about the process that could prevent some people from exploring it. One such misconception is that everyone is well suited for Court, or other adversarial resolution processes. Another is that parties cannot seek to resolve all issues through mediation before ever testing more toxic, adversarial resolution processes.
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When you step into the offices of a Family Law lawyer, you are facing decisions that will touch every aspect of your life in a profound way. You want the very best support and representation but, as with all other expenditures in life, you have a budget. What can you do to manage your cost and maximize your favourable outcome? To avoid the stumbling blocks that people regularly face in settling their Family Law concerns, employ these tips from an experienced Family Law lawyer.
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If you are separating or divorcing and you have begun your search for a family law lawyer, you may have experienced some sticker shock. Hourly rates for family law lawyers can be daunting, so you will benefit from some advice to make your family law dollar go further for you.
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