by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Sep 30, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
British women can now using a mobile phone app to choose a sperm donor to sire their child. Created by London Sperm Bank Donors, it appears to be the first service of its kind in the world. Dubbed “Order-a-Daddy” or “Kinder Tinder” by...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Jul 24, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
“Have I gone mad?” asks the Mad Hatter. “I’m afraid so,” replies Alice. “You’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are.” This odd verbal exchange, from the 2010 Alice in Wonderland movie, raises an interesting question...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | May 17, 2016 | Blog, Fertility Law, Uncategorized
The proverbial “biological clock” starts ticking as soon as the human female is born. She starts with one to two million eggs, which drops to 300,000 by age twelve or so, and by the time she hits thirty she’ll be down to about 30,000. Which is still...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Apr 27, 2016 | Blog, Family Law, Uncategorized
How not to win a court case goes like this……: Stubbornly insisting that nothing is your fault, the other person is always to blame, and they are a liar but you always see and tell the truth, is a good way to lose your credibility. In a recent Ontario...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Mar 23, 2016 | Blog, Family Law, Uncategorized
If you think “the dog ate my homework” is a lame excuse, you should check out a recent Ontario case where the judge had to decide a not-uncommon divorce question: was the money that the parents put toward’s their son’s matrimonial home a...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Mar 14, 2016 | Blog, Family Law, Uncategorized
The law has a conscience, believe it or not. So if you sign a contract that’s really bad, and unfair, and just plain dumb, the law’s conscience can swoop in and save you. A bizarre case from Ontario is a good example. Perhaps the weirdest thing...