by Shirley Levitan | Jul 20, 2021 | Blog, Family Law
Thanks to the new Divorce Act, the following cross-examination will never again take place in a Canadian courtroom: LAWYER If the judge decides you can’t take the children with you, will you still move away? PARENT I guess so. It’s a great...
by Shirley Levitan | Aug 17, 2019 | Blog, Fertility Law
A woman wanted to thaw out a frozen embryo and create a second child, against the wishes of her ex-husband. The lower court allowed it, but the Ontario Court of Appeal had a very different view: not only would this run afoul of federal regulations, it would be a...
by Shirley Levitan | Jul 16, 2019 | Blog, Fertility Law
On June 26, 2019 Health Canada released a draft Guidance Document with long-awaited regulations on what expenses a surrogate may be reimbursed for. Scheduled to come into force June 9, 2020, they will be likely be welcome news for those practising in the fertility...
by Shirley Levitan | May 11, 2019 | Blog, Fertility Law
The only thing worse than forcing a man to become a father is not forcing him to become a father. “Shotgun fatherhood” may seem absurd, but it’s more sensible than it sounds – after all, this legal principle only applies in situations where there are...
by Shirley Levitan | Apr 5, 2019 | Blog, Family Law
Some people are “all wrong” about money. They think, for example, that if they pay out $500 for some unexpected expense, and it turns out to be unnecessary and they get the money back, then they’ve profited by $500. Therefore they can go ahead and blow it...
by Shirley Levitan | Mar 21, 2019 | Blog, Fertility Law
Showing one’s daughter a picture of daddy, who died before she was born – years before – may seem like a scene from a sci-fi romantic comedy, but it actually happens in real life. A recent article in the Atlantic tells the story of Ms. Liat Malka of Ashkelon, Israel,...