Don’t worry so much about that first meeting For most people, engaging a lawyer is a big deal – and not something they do every day. So not only are there concerns about the issue that has brought a person to a law office in the first place, but also concerns about things like costs, […]
From this week’s Lawyer’s Daily: The Ontario government has introduced an amendment to the province’s Family Law Act that would make all children with disabilities eligible for child support regardless of whether their parents were ever married. “Our government believes that everyone is entitled to the financial support they need regardless of the makeup of their family,”
“I had a marriage contract drawn up by my lawyer. My lawyer said my fiance needs to get independent legal advice before she signs it. What does that mean and entail?” First of all, your lawyer is right: Before your fiance signs a marriage contract or cohabitation agreement that has been prepared at your
Divorce proceedings can sometimes get ugly. “I’m in the midst of a messy divorce, and my soon-to-be ex is convinced I had an affair. He says he’s going to subpoena my personal emails to prove it. I’m not having an affair, but I don’t want him to have access to all my personal emails,
