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 […]
The advice may be good, but the financial advantage can be small. Recently we discussed what Small Claims Court in Ontario is, and what kinds of legal issues it’s designed to solve. Once an individual has decided to pursue a remedy in Small Claims Court, the next question is usually: “Do I need a lawyer
“My common-law partner just cheated on me, so we’re breaking up. Will he still get half the house, even though I’m the one who put up the down payment and paid most of the mortgage?” It depends. If the house was jointly owned – so both names are on the deed – the likelihood is
Preparing estate documents is one thing. Accessing them is another. Last Monday morning I got a call from an old friend in Vancouver. “My mother’s in the hospital and they don’t expect her to regain consciousness,” he said. “I need to find her Will and the Power of Attorney paperwork she did with her lawyer
by Timothy Sullivan What is joint tenancy? Generally speaking, property can be owned either personally or jointly. Joint tenancy is when people own a property together and the right to an individual’s share of the property passes, in equal shares, to the surviving owners. (Tenants in common, on the other hand, see their share of
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
Making a Will isn’t fun. Dying without one is worse. If ‘making a Will’ has been one of those things on your long-term to-do list but doesn’t seem to ever become a top priority, you’re not alone; studies show that as many as 74% of Canadians don’t have an up-to-date Will, and about half of Canadians don’t
Common-law relationship splits have unique challenges. In the past 10 years, the number of common-law couples (non-married couples who have a household together) in Canada has continued to grow, and now comprises about 20% of families across the country. For many people, a household based on a common-law relationship is something that sort of ‘happens’.
