Family
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October 29, 2024
Divorce court is out of touch with the needs of the public | Steve Benmor
Separating spouses continue to face a daunting process when navigating the end of their relationship if they want to rely on the public court system.
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October 28, 2024
Family violence against kids, youths and seniors hits highwater mark in 2023: Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada has painted a troubling statistical picture of the trends in family violence that were reported to police last year.
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October 25, 2024
Fraud is most prevalent cybercrime; most hate crimes targeted race/ethnicity
Fraud, including identity fraud and identity theft, accounted for most of the 41,162 cybercrimes reported to Canadian police in the first six months of 2024, Statistics Canada says.
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October 25, 2024
Grey divorces: What’s unique about them? Part two
In the first of this two-part series, we covered some of the bread-and-butter legal aspects of that have to be covered in any divorce but may take more prominence when the spouses are older (see below for link to part one). These topics include the impact of any domestic contract and whether both spouses have legal capacity.
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October 25, 2024
Canada slashes immigration targets | Colin R. Singer
Canada has announced it will reduce its target for new permanent residents by 90,000 for 2025 as the federal government gives in to political pressure to cut immigration numbers.
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October 24, 2024
New associate joins Thomson Rogers
A recent news release from Thomson Rogers LLP announced the addition of Monica Romero as an associate in the firm’s family law group.
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October 24, 2024
N.S. lawyer lauds ‘community’ response to mental health, addictions crises
A Nova Scotia lawyer is praising his province’s launch of a pilot project that will provide non-police, “community-led” response to those in mental health or addictions crisis.
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October 24, 2024
Bangladesh or Canada: Motions judge considers child’s future
Justice Ian Nordheimer of the Ontario Court of Appeal, sitting as a motions judge, recently dealt with two applications: one from the mother and the second from the father of a Bangladeshi child. Z.M., the mother, and A.A., the father, brought their 13-month-old child with them on a three-week vacation in Canada. The couple held visitor visas and round-trip tickets, suggesting that their initial intention was to return home after completing their holiday.
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October 24, 2024
Estate freezes: An icebreaker
Parents who run a family business often wish to pass that business and its proceeds on to their children. However, simply transferring the shares of the business to their children through their wills is often costly, chiefly due to the tax liabilities incurred by the estate. Several tax planning strategies have been developed to mitigate these tax liabilities. One of these strategies is known as an “estate freeze.”
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October 23, 2024
Ontario NDP, privacy commissioner unveil measures to improve safety of school children, educators
Members of Ontario’s Official Opposition NDP and the province’s information and privacy commissioner have announced separate initiatives aimed at improving the safety of school children and educators.