By Douglas J. Manning, Partner, Certified Specialist in Family Law
In July I blogged on the topic of how you count time with your children in order to determine if there is a point at which the Table amount of child support may no longer apply because you have the children over 40% of
By Douglas J. Manning, Partner, Certified Specialist in Family Law
Back in September 2011 my colleague, Jodi Armstrong, wrote a blog on how to calculate child support when parents share the care of the children on a more or less equal basis.
Over the past 18 or so years, since the Child Support
By Douglas J. Manning, Partner, Certified Specialist in Family Law
Statistics reveal that fewer and fewer couples are choosing marriage and therefore more and more couples are choosing to live in common-law relationships. Perhaps they think it will be less complicated if things don’t work out and they decide to go their separate ways.
By Douglas J. Manning, Partner, Certified Specialist in Family Law
A recent, highly publicized, spousal support decision sheds light on how the “other half” live (and how they end up paying their support).
Michael McCain, one of the children of Wallace McCain (a wealthy businessman in the food industry) and his wife of 30
By Douglas J. Manning, Partner, Certified Specialist in Family Law
In my 30 years of practicing law I have never been asked by a client “So, what should I do with my wedding ring now that my marriage is over?” or “When is it appropriate to stop wearing my wedding ring?”. I have been
By Douglas J. Manning, Partner, Certified Specialist in Family Law
In the vineyards in which I toil, Family Law, fathers often, undeservedly, get a bad rap. They are said to be more inclined to abandon their children, to not pay their child and spousal support, to refuse to pay their share of the family debts
By Douglas J. Manning, Partner, Certified Specialist in Family Law
A recent decision from Spain regarding medical malpractice turned out to have unanticipated family law consequences! A gynecologist was ordered to financially assist a 24 year old patient with raising her son.
A Spanish court in Majorca made the decision after the woman sued because
Given that the sheer number of spouses who separate has increased cumulatively over the years, then the number of people who re-partner must also be increasing. This results in an increase in the number of people who should protect themselves, and their net worth in the event of a separation from their second (or third
By Douglas J. Manning, Partner, Certified Specialist in Family Law
In an earlier blog post written by Lori Aylwin in January 2011 she discussed the tax treatment for legal fees and accounting fees incurred for the purposes of establishing or collecting child and/or spousal support. Lori’s article succinctly pointed out what needs to be established
By Douglas J. Manning, Partner, Certified Specialist in Family Law
A recent decision in Ontario has raised the profile of the tort of “invasion of privacy” in a case that may have an impact on family law cases. This case involved a claim by Ms. Jones against Ms. Tsige for “invasion of privacy”. The act