Professional advice from our members.
June 1, 2019
Discernment counselling is a short-term process — typically one to five sessions — designed for couples where one spouse is leaning towards divorce and the other is hoping to save the marriage.
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Arbitration is a private, binding dispute-resolution process. The parties choose an arbitrator (often a senior family-law lawyer or retired judge), present their case, and accept the arbitrator's decision as binding.
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An annulment is a legal declaration that a marriage was never valid in the first place — distinct from a divorce, which ends a valid marriage. In Canada, annulments are granted only in narrow circumstances: lack of capacity, fraud, duress,
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Some separations come as a complete surprise to one spouse. The mismatch in information — financial, emotional, legal — at the start of the conversation is a major source of conflict in the months that follow.
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If you need to renegotiate your mortgage during or after separation, a broker can save you significant time and money — but only if you bring them the right information. Four things to have ready:
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Travel with children after a separation introduces a few extra steps. Travel-consent letters, custody-order copies, and clear communication with your co-parent prevent most border issues before they happen.
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Going through a divorce is, among other things, a sustained productivity problem. There is paperwork, scheduling, financial reconstruction, parenting logistics, and emotional admin all happening at once.
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Canadian family law professionals see the same patterns repeatedly. The five most commonly cited reasons clients give for ending a marriage:
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The lawyer is essential, but they aren't the whole team. Three other roles round out the core group most clients benefit from.
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For people in the middle of a separation, Valentine's Day can land hard. A few tips for getting through it.
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Old holiday traditions can be painful in the first year after a separation. Building new ones is a way to take some of the power out of the old patterns.
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Life is busy and self-care often slips first when things get hard. Three practices that hold up across the early months of separation.
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