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Wrongful Dismissal

Date: 06 Mar, 2014| Author: Fred Streiman

Your termination of employment may be justified if the employee’s behaviour includes verbal threats of violence or physical misdeeds. In June 2010, the Ontario government changed Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act. These amendments, which are described as Bill 168, place upon the employer a positive duty to deal with workplace violence and harassment. In […]

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THE NEW TORT OF INVASION FOR PRIVACY

Date: 06 Mar, 2014| Author: Fred Streiman

The Ontario Court of Appeal in 2012 in the case of Jones v Tsige, has created a new cause of action or a basis for suing someone. The exotic title of this is called intrusion upon seclusion. The technical components of this new basis for suing someone civilly is: [list type=”decimal”] An intentional or reckless […]

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IN A DIVORCE CAN CHILDREN TESTIFY IN COURT?

Date: 06 Mar, 2014| Author: Fred Streiman

There is no legal prohibition, rather only a strong judge made tradition that children do not give evidence at trials, motions or even case conferences. This trend has strongly existed for the last twenty years, however, when I first began practicing in the stone age, it was not that rare. A judge would bring the […]

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Compensatory Support

Date: 06 Mar, 2014| Author: Fred Streiman

Compensatory spousal support refers to the remedy for a party in a longer-term marriage who sacrificed opportunities, such as career advancement or furthering education, in order to care for the family. Objectives of compensatory support pursuant to Section 15.2(6) of the Divorce Act: [list type=”lower-alpha”] Recognize any economic advantages or disadvantages to the spouses arising […]

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Fathers fighting for custody of their young children give up, it can be

Date: 06 Mar, 2014| Author: Fred Streiman

In family law matters, we are met frequently with the commonly held assumption that fathers have no chance of obtaining custody of their children, particularly those under the age of 5. Dale Streiman Law LLP has extensive experience in this area and is home to highly qualified family law lawyers. The January 5th, 2012 Ontario […]

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The Right to Name a Child

Date: 06 Mar, 2014| Author: Fred Streiman

This issue arises frequently after a brief relationship or marriage which results in the birth of a child. An example of this conflict is a mother seeking at the outset after separation trying to expunge any reference to the birth father’s surname. The law with respect to this is governed by the Vital Statistics Act […]

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Child Support for Adult Children

Date: 06 Mar, 2014| Author: Fred Streiman

Many people may not know that child support obligations can, and often do, continue after the child reaches the age of 18. The concept of an adult child may seem like an oxymoron to some parents. They may think a child over 18 should support themselves financially. Other parents will continue to financially support their […]

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