June 1, 2019
What Is Mediation
Mediation is a structured negotiation process led by a neutral third party — the mediator — whose job is to help both spouses reach a workable agreement.
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June 1, 2019
Mediation is a structured negotiation process led by a neutral third party — the mediator — whose job is to help both spouses reach a workable agreement.
June 1, 2019
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.
June 1, 2019
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,
June 1, 2019
Common-law couples in Ontario do not automatically share property in the way married couples do. There is no equalization payment. Each person leaves with what's in their name — unless they can argue a claim for unjust enrichment, construct
June 1, 2019
Family law is the body of law that governs the legal end of intimate relationships — separation, divorce, common-law breakups — and the issues that follow them. In Ontario, that means custody and access, decision-making for children, child