I know better, I really do.

My children are both four years old and they are both signed up for gymnastics every Sunday morning.  They love participating and I love watching them.  What I don’t love is trying to get them ready and out the door on time.  You’ve heard the expression, “It’s like herding

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This picture brings an immediate smile to my face.  It is clear that both mother and daughter are enjoying the moment.  No fancy games or resorts just a moment together.  Spending time with your children is the best present you can give to your children.  The day may

Catherine Hyde- Paralegal

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Our group blog is entitled “Matrimonial Matters”.  It consists of articles that provide helpful hints on separation and divorce.  What if we read the title in a different way – what if instead we look at “marriage matters” and using the term marriage loosely to include common law relationships.  Therefore, relationships with

Christine Ashbourne, Associate

It will likely come as no surprise to some readers to learn that Canadian “Baby Boomers” — many of whom have already reached the threshold of “senior citizen” — are going to encounter a difficult financial road in the coming decades. This unwelcome forecast seems to be the result of a perfect

Catherine Hyde

Family Law Clerk

Often we receive emails from clients providing copies of emails they have received from their spouse relating to custody and access issues or money problems.  The intent is to show us how unco-operative the other party is being.  The end result is often a litany of email exchanges between the

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By Andrew Ain, Partner

There are many situations where an individual may wish to change their name, marriage being the most common of these. After marriage, many new spouses presume that their nuptials are the only requirement needed to allow them to legally adopt the other spouse’s surname. While many may proceed unhindered by

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