Though each circumstance is unique, the typical course of events following a separation is for the parties to proceed through a dispute resolution process before a divorce is sought and granted. It is usually the dispute resolution process, whether negotiation, mediation, arbitration, collaborative, or court, which requires your time, energy, and money, not the ‘divorce&rsquo
Monday Morning Shenanigans
For separated parents, it may be wise to remember that the stories children tell about what goes on in the other parent’s home may not always be 100% accurate. Events may get distorted and exaggerated when conveyed from a child’s perspective and, when there is conflict, a child may be seeking to please one parent by speaking negatively about the other.
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Do-It-Yourself Divorce
Thanks to the Internet, we have access to so much information about just about everything. The benefits of information and how quickly we can get it are obvious. So the internet is one tremendous tool and it is truly causing a revolution in education for our entire society. The revolution is affecting every institution from
Do It Yourself Separation Agreements; Why Do Lawyers Ask So Many Questions?
On a regular basis I have clients come to me with a rough agreement in hand asking me to draft a Separation Agreement for them. These are the client’s who tell me they are “amicably” separating; they “just want out”, and/or they don’t want to spend a lot of money on legal fees. Quite often
The Four Pillars – Family Court is a A-Changin’
Ontario is now committed to reforming the family court system in Ontario. To make that happen the government intends to change the attitude of all participants. Those of us who deal with family breakdowns have long understood that the adversarial system is really not the best system to deal with family breakdown. That system often
Separation: Expect the Unexpected
One bright, sunny day in July, while on vacation, I played a round of golf at a club I had never played at before – “Fox Meadows” near Charlottetown P.E.I. . I was thoroughly enjoying my round of golf, the weather, the scenery and my golfing companions. I was on the 3rd tee, which
Introducing Matrimonial Matters – The Burgar Rowe Family Law Blog
You’ve separated. Now what? Where do you go for information? Quite likely you are talking to your friends; you may be obtaining that “coffee shop” advice on what happened to someone else you know and you should ‘watch out for that’ or go to Court now and get an Order to prevent your spouse from