by Shirley Levitan | Oct 16, 2018 | Blog, Uncategorized
What should we do with a dog from a broken home? Under the law, the answer has traditionally been quite simple: dogs and other pets are property, in the same category as silverware and automobiles. A dog’s best interests after divorce do not come into play — the...
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 | 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...
