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Bill C-78 will amend and modernize the Divorce Act. Definitions of custody and custody orders will be replaced with new parenting terminology that focuses on decision-making responsibility regarding a child’s education and significant extra-curricular activities.

As multi-cultural families increase, lawyers need to boost their knowledge of cultural competency and cultural sensitivity to effectively serve their clients.

The Ministry of the Attorney General is pleased to announce that as of Monday November 19, 2018, the online filing service for joint divorce applications (Ontario.ca/familyclaims) is available across Ontario, following a successful pilot.

The Ministry of the Attorney General will be expanding the online filing service for joint divorce applications province-wide in November 2018. Currently, this family service offering is only available in Brampton, Hamilton, Ottawa and Toronto.

On July 1, 2018, important changes to the Family Law Rules are coming into force. Join us for this critical webcast to ensure you are up to speed on these latest amendments.

In questions of custody and access, how does the Court consider and weigh the impact on a child of potentially discriminatory behaviour in assessing the child’s best interests?

Custody and access matters are often largely fact-driven – so much so that it can seem there are conflicting precedents on many issues.

For many people, the family cottage is a particularly special place. As family cottages are passed down through generations, a myriad of potential legal issues can arise.

In December 2016, the All Families Are Equal Act (the “Act”), intended to provide equal treatment for all children regardless of how they were conceived, received royal assent. Amending 41 statutes, including most notably the Children’s Law Reform Act and Vital Statistics Act, the Act recognizes the various types of families in our society and streamlines processes for parents utilizing assisted reproduction and surrogacy.

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