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| September 3, 2026
In the realm of international child abduction cases, a “chasing order” plays a pivotal role under the auspices of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. ... Continue Reading...
| September 1, 2026
John Gottman (born April 26, 1942) is an American psychologist and professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Washington. His research focuses on marital stability and divorce prediction through... Continue Reading...
| August 27, 2026
I recently read an article about the Gottman Institute’s famous “Four Horsemen” – four patterns of behaviour that relationship researchers have identified as powerful warning signs of marital breakdown: criticism,... Continue Reading...
| August 26, 2026
Recently I watched the latest adaptation of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. In the novel, Brontë skilfully uses her characters to offers up a social commentary on marriage; a thread... Continue Reading...
| August 24, 2026
There is an unknown couple in New Jersey that never made headlines until this week when reporters got hold of their divorce case. According to press accounts of the divorce... Continue Reading...
| August 21, 2026
Every so often a judge stops writing like a judge and starts writing like a person who has run out of patience. Burton v. Harrison, 2026 ONSC 4350 (CanLII) https://canlii.ca/t/km8rr... Continue Reading...
| August 20, 2026
In the world of law, the art of listening is often undervalued or, worse, overlooked. Yet, for any lawyer to navigate a case, the ability to listen deliberately and empathetically... Continue Reading...
| August 19, 2026
There is a position that has quietly become routine in Ontario family litigation. A married spouse seeks, primarily, an equalization of net family property, and then advances a second, freestanding... Continue Reading...
| August 18, 2026
In the 1960s, a researcher named Martin Seligman studied the theory of “Learned Helplessness”. His theory explained that some people learn to become helpless and feel they have lost all... Continue Reading...
| August 13, 2026
Canada’s federal judiciary is an important population whose day-to-day burdens have rarely been studied despite their institutional importance. For all the gravity of their role, we are only now uncovering how Canada’s... Continue Reading...