by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Dec 20, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
If you poke at a human embryo, will it say something? Will it at least wriggle uncomfortably? Can it somehow give a lawyer instructions, perhaps through gesture? The answer, as far as science knows, is no. So if an embryo launches a lawsuit to, say, prevent itself...
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...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Feb 12, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
Imagine the horror if the U.S. military tried to create a genetically-engineered soldier: the guy ends up being 6′ 4″, capable of running 70 miles an hour, and is virtually bullet-proof. However, due to an unforeseen mutation, he’s gentle,...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Feb 4, 2016 | Blog, Family Law, Fertility Law, Uncategorized
It’s okay to retire if you’re creaky and over the hill. But if you’re still young-ish and somewhat spry, and if you have obligations to pay spousal support, you’d better think twice. For example, if you’re a spring chicken of only 51, and...
by Jon_MacMull_Admin | Jan 26, 2016 | Blog, Fertility Law, Uncategorized
How do a sperm and an egg feel about hooking up in a test tube, under the bright laboratory lights, with white-coated scientists watching? Most of us would agree: this is not the most romantic of environments. Luckily, a new apparatus has been invented to improve the...
