Category: Toronto Downtown Core Questions

If a parent wants a separation, willing to move out but insists on taking child from residence. Other parent will agree to separation but wants to keep child in marital home. Who determines the best interest of the child? How is this situation solved?

Does my wife ,under any circumstances, have the right not to allow me to see our child though divorce has not yet been filed or worked on? Is there any legal actions to do if my wife insist not to allow me?

We are in the process of dividing our assets. I recently received my ex's financial statement and on it she put an account that wasn't brought into the marriage. The account was an investment account that had approx 200K in it and was worth almost nothing when we separated. Is she allowed to show this […]

My spouse and I got legally married in Canada. It has been less than a year. I reside in Canada but my spouse does not and at no time did we ever live together. Now we want to completely divorce and continue our lives without each other. Do we still need to be married/separated for […]

Can phone texting records be used as evidence of infedelity? My husband and I are separated and I am afraid he will use this against me when we file for divorce.

Nothing much has changed. We still live in the same house, raise our kids, eat meals together and celebrate holidays and events as a family. We still run a business together. My paycheque is considered his. Nobody at work or in our social circles know that we have marital problems, other than a handful of […]

My spouse and I have decided to separate. We are still living in the same house and plan to do so until approximately January 2015. We live in separate rooms. I was recently told by a family lawyer (not retained, just 30-minute free consultation) that we cannot choose a date in the future to be […]

My daughter will be attending university next year is my ex husband responsible for half of the tuition and residence/food fees. He is saying he only has to pay 1/2 of the actual tuition fee. We have a seperation agreement but there is no mention of post secondary fees Thanks , a concerned mom

I am an unmarried mother in a foreign country at present but was a Canadian citizen. I fled the country when my child was born due to irreconcilable difference SS with my boyfriend. I had to flee because of constant threats from my ex regarding claiming to take away my child. Now my child is […]

My daughters father was injured in an accident and received a structured settlement. We have been together for 10 years, our daughter is 4. The accident was 2 years ago and we have been engaged for 2 years. If we separated, would he have you pay child support if he isn't working and living off […]