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| July 8, 2025
Judges are appointed based on intelligence, ethics, integrity, experience and education, including past case experience. It is these very same qualities that sometimes pose barriers to persuading a judge of... Continue Reading...
| July 7, 2025
There are two sides to the management of the self-represented party – the manner that s/he is treated by counsel and the appearance of how that party is treated. Both... Continue Reading...
| July 7, 2025
As we continue to grapple with the lack of civility in the profession, I can’t help but think of how the titles we use to refer to one another influences... Continue Reading...
| July 4, 2025
Society has become more complex. Whether the subject is commerce, education, health or relationships, trial counsel have grown accustomed to relying upon experts to convince judges of the outcome sought... Continue Reading...
| July 1, 2025
Co-authored by Leanne Townsend and Stephanie Boucher, Registered Psychotherapist & Canadian Certified Counsellor When a marriage falls apart due to infidelity, should children be shielded from the truth or do... Continue Reading...
| June 24, 2025
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice, together with the Attorney General of Ontario, conducted a comprehensive review of the province’s Rules of Civil Procedure. Their goal was to identify meaningful... Continue Reading...
| June 19, 2025
In high-conflict parenting disputes, the courtroom often becomes the stage for two sharply divergent narratives. Each parent casts themselves as the stable caregiver and paints the other as unsafe or... Continue Reading...
| June 17, 2025
A bad marriage is hard. Divorce is harder. Negotiating a divorce is very hard. Dirty tricks in a divorce is not hard; It is shocking…But sadly it happens….often. Amidst the... Continue Reading...
| June 10, 2025
In the realm of family law practice in Ontario, an unsettling trend has emerged – a very concerning level of incivility among family law lawyers. The erosion of civility is... Continue Reading...
| June 3, 2025
Not every case has such juicy facts like those in Jansen v. DiCecco, 2025 ONCJ 189, in which a father was ordered to pay $899,811 forthwith in back child support... Continue Reading...