by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Jan 14, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
Sperm sometimes don’t swim very fast. In fact, one in five men have been diagnosed with slow-swimmers. This can cause infertility. The answer? Give the sperm little flippers to wear, so they can swim faster. Well, they’re not really flippers: they’re...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Jan 4, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
“The husband cannot have it both ways,” ruled Lord Denning, one of the most colourful English judges of last century. “He is on the horns of a dilemma.” The husband had put the family home in his wife’s name for the illegal — but...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Dec 18, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
It’s bad enough to have children with someone and then get divorced — but what about getting divorced and then having kids with your ex? It may seem preposterous, but there are people who want to do exactly that. Well, to be fair, post-divorce procreation...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Dec 17, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
A female beagle wanted to have a puppy but she couldn’t, so she went to her veterinarian and asked whether there’s such a thing as fertility treatments for dogs. Yes there is! The first statement is false, of course, but the second one isn’t —...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Nov 13, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
Starting next month, Ontario will expand access to in vitro fertilization (IVF treatment) by lifting the old requirement that only women with blocked fallopian tubes could get the procedure. All forms of infertility will now be eligible. According to a government...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Oct 21, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
(note: this blog is NOT legal advice) Family court suffers from a nasty problem: it’s very hard to stop unreasonable people — even crazed people — from taking their unfounded grievances before a judge, losing spectacularly every time, then coming...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Sep 9, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
(note: this blog is NOT legal advice) A sure way to make a separation painful and bitter is to have a court battle. True, there are some hard cases that need to be decided by a judge. But many don’t, especially in today’s environment where there are...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Aug 10, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
(note: this blog is NOT legal advice) On the theme of “you can run but you can’t hide,” a sad and bizarre case has hit the Ontario courts. The saga started about a decade-and-a-half ago when a Toronto man and woman had a fling and produced a love...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Jul 21, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
(note: this blog is NOT legal advice) *update — see blog re: court decision Here’s a sticky problem: imagine a woman combines her eggs with her husband’s sperm to make embryos, which are now in storage and ready to go. Then they divorce. She is now...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Jun 26, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
(note: this blog is NOT legal advice) A child cannot have two fathers, Switzerland’s top court has ruled. However, the child in question is in fact being raised by two dads, and the biological mother is an anonymous egg donor. Accordingly, the court’s...
