You and your partner separate. What about the RESPs that you have accumulated during the relationship for the children? Commonly parents dispute who may and how to administer RESPs on relationship breakdowns. Often one co-trustee believes he or she should be responsible for the RESPs solely, without the involvement of the other. An RESP is, […]
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Spousal support………some basic points to consider: Generally, there are three types of spousal support in Ontario: (1) compensatory; (2) contractual (i.e., pursuant to a domestic contract, or pre-nup, for example; and (3) non-compensatory (the most common type of support ordered by Ontario Family Courts) currently, which is generally thought of as a needs-based type of
You can specify testamentary custody for your child in your last will and testament in Ontario. Under Ontario’s Childrens Law Reform Act (CLRA), if you have custody of a child, you can specify in your Will who you wish to have custody if you pass away, but only for a ninety-day period after your passing.
Baglow v. Smith – a recent Ontario decision about defamation online – in this case, blogging (political) on a message board. The Court described it as rude, aggressive, sarcastic, hyperbolic, insulting, caustic and/or vulgar. Basically, A sued B, claiming B had defamed him on a political blogosphere message board. A also sued the host of
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