Family
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March 18, 2025
CUSTODY, PARENTING, AND ACCESS - Child’s age - Capacity or conditions of parents - Conduct of parents
Application by father against the mother regarding parenting arrangements, child support obligations, and related matters concerning their three children.
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March 17, 2025
Vexatious litigants: Protecting the justice system
The justice system is an important democratic institution that is designed to uphold the rule of law, protects rights, and promotes social stability. A well-run and independent justice system also enhances public confidence in government by ensuring that state power is not abused. The justice system’s role in preventing abuse also extends to litigants who can be restricted from access to the courts as a result of commencing multiple vexatious proceedings.
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March 14, 2025
Trade war meets health care, long-term disability | Courtney Mulqueen
A trade war between the United States and Canada could well have a trickle-down effect on long-term disability (LTD) claimants.
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March 13, 2025
Ottawa offers ‘discretionary grant of citizenship’ to ‘lost Canadians’ hit by 1st generation limit
Ottawa says it is again asking a court to give it more time to replace an unconstitutional citizenship law, but in the meantime it is offering a “discretionary grant of citizenship” to certain categories of people affected by the Citizenship Act’s "first-generation limit" to citizenship by descent.
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March 13, 2025
Two new judicial appointments made to Manitoba courts
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani has announced that Douglas E. Johnston has been appointed a judge of His Majesty’s Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba (Family Division) in Winnipeg, and Christian L. Monnin has been appointed a judge of the Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba in Winnipeg.
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March 13, 2025
Weaponizing social media during divorce proceedings
In recent years, the Ontario courts have increasingly faced cases where social media becomes a battleground for divorcing spouses. This phenomenon, where individuals use online platforms to disparage, defame or disclose sensitive information about their ex-partner, has serious legal implications, as exemplified by judicial decisions.
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March 12, 2025
Two new judges appointed to Quebec courts
Bruno Guillot-Hurtubise and Patrick Girard have been appointed judges of the Superior Court of Quebec for the districts of Longueuil and Montreal, respectively, announced Minister of Justice and Attorney General Arif Virani.
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March 12, 2025
An interlude: Shared facilities agreements from RECO course | Harjot Atwal
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” — Mahatma Gandhi
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March 11, 2025
MARITAL OR FAMILY PROPERTY - Equalization or division - Considerations for unequal division - Conduct of parties - Generation of debt
Appeal by Appellant husband ("Appellant") from trial court's order in a divorce proceeding and motion to adduce fresh evidence. The trial court ordered the Appellant to pay child support, special expenses, and equalize matrimonial property with the Respondent wife ("Respondent").
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March 06, 2025
Settlement of over $535M reached to resolve Federal Indian Hospitals class action
The federal government has announced a final settlement agreement worth more than $535 million in the Federal Indian Hospitals class action, which alleged that patients at the facilities suffered verbal, psychological, physical and/or sexual abuse.