Family
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June 20, 2025
OBA awards gala celebrates service to the legal profession and community at large
Toronto lawyer Angela Ogang had a good excuse not to attend the Ontario Bar Association’s annual awards gala June 19: She’d given birth to her baby the night before.
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June 20, 2025
MARITAL OR FAMILY PROPERTY - Equalization or division - Family property, what constitutes - Financial resources of parties
Appeal by appellant husband from trial judge’s decisions on unjust enrichment, spousal support and the admission of fresh evidence.
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June 20, 2025
PROCEEDINGS - Courts - Jurisdiction of courts
Appeal by Dunmore from a judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario affirming a decision of the Superior Court which dismissed his motion seeking the return of the parties’ child to Oman.
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June 19, 2025
FCA sets aside decision that declared Ottawa must fill judicial vacancies ‘within a reasonable time’
A novel Federal Court action that tried to compel Ottawa to fix its chronic tardiness in filling superior court vacancies has been dismissed for lack of jurisdiction by the Federal Court of Appeal; however, the law firm that launched the case to help its clients and other litigants says its efforts were not in vain.
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June 18, 2025
CUSTODY, PARENTING, AND ACCESS - Best interests of child - Capacity or conditions of parents
Appeal by appellant against court decisions regarding relocation, parenting, child support and property division.
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June 17, 2025
Canada ramps up sanctions against Russia for Putin regime’s ‘continued aggression’ against Ukraine
Canada announced new sanctions against Russia as leaders of the G7 Western countries met for a second day in Kananaskis, Alta.
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June 17, 2025
CBA backs constitutional amendment to constrain federal use of Charter’s ‘notwithstanding’ clause
In a rare move, the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) has thrown its support behind a Senate public bill (S-218), which proposes a constitutional amendment to restrict and structure the discretion of the federal government to breach Charter rights via the contentious s. 33 “notwithstanding” clause.
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June 17, 2025
LSO presents honorary doctorate to Dr. Peter Jaffe
The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has awarded an honorary degree to Dr. Peter Jaffe.
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June 17, 2025
When parents clash over facts, the child’s voice tips the scale
In high-conflict parenting disputes, the courtroom often becomes the stage for two sharply divergent narratives. Each parent casts themselves as the stable caregiver and paints the other as unsafe or unfit. But when a child is old enough to meaningfully express their own perspective, the courts are increasingly turning to one crucial piece of evidence to cut through the fog: the Voice of the Child Report (VOC).
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June 17, 2025
The Parenting Plan Guide: Time for version 2.0?
Parenting Plan Guides are being used in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia, with a soon-to-be-released Nova Scotia version, to help parents, professionals and courts make developmentally appropriate plans for the care of children after separation. These materials have often been cited by the courts, and it is time to assess how useful these materials are and consider whether they should be revised.