April 9, 2025 at 11 am and 6 pm. SullivanLaw is pleased to present a Zoom call to inform you about the issues which arise on separation and some of the processes to use to resolve the issues. Wednesday, April 9 at 11 am and again at 6 pm, join me via Zoom. No […]
In the past 10 years, the number of common-law couples in Canada has grown at something like 4 times the rate of married couples. So it’s not surprising to lawyers, but it is surprising to ’normal’ people, that common-law relationships are not the same as marriage. When it comes to working with a lawyer to
So you have a problem you think you need to talk to a lawyer about. How do you hire a lawyer? Every lawyer or firm may have different procedures. Generally, however, when you identify someone you want to hire, a lawyer will need the following: Names of anyone involved to avoid a conflict of
Remember Eddie Murphy’s comedy video Raw diatribe on splitting assets in a divorce? To paraphrase: “she gets half!!”¶. For all his talent, the voice of ShrekŦ is not an Ontario lawyer. When a married couple separates, the Ontario Family Law Act (FLA) provides that they share the increase of the value of assets acquired and
