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Marh/Mahr or Islamic Marriage Contract

In an interesting decision in January 2015, Justice Walters refused to recognize a Marh/Mahr written entirely in Arabic.  The Husband and Wife were born in Afghanistan and Iran respectively.  They were married in a Muslim ceremony in Germany, where the Marh/Mahr was signed.  However, neither party spoke, wrote or read Arabic.  Neither party received independent […]

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Complying with Financial Disclosure in Family Law Proceedings

The obligation to comply with financial disclosure orders in a family law proceeding is a serious one. It may seem obvious that full and frank financial disclosure is the starting point with respect to any discussion or negotiation of issues arising out of separation such as child support, spousal support, and equalization of property. However, […]

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What is Nesting?

Nesting is a parenting arrangement in which the matrimonial home will be “shared”  by the spouses after separation. The children remain full-time in the home, while the parents take turns living elsewhere. The sharing happens on a rotating basis, usually on a week on/week off basis. In a recent case, Veljanovski v. Veljanovski, 2015 CarswellOnt […]

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Education, Negotiation, Formalization

Often clients approach us having no idea what their entitlement is upon separation.  They do not necessarily have a high conflict situation but they are starting from a point of almost complete ignorance. Often the solution is that they spend an hour or two with an experienced family law lawyer, who analyzes their situation and […]

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