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- Income Levelling or Budget Analysis on an Interim Spousal Support Motion – What the Court Did in Murphy v. Brennan, 2025 ONSC 7112
In Murphy v. Brennan, Justice Breithaupt Smith was asked to determine the appropriate amount of interim spousal support following a change in the parties’ employment circumstances. While entitlement and child support were not in dispute, the parties took different positions on how the Court should … Read more »
- Excluding Gifts in the Division of Property pursuant to Lau v. Tao, 2025 ONSC 157
When separating spouses divide their property in Ontario, each calculates their net family property (NFP), and the spouse with the higher NFP pays the other an equalization payment. But not all property is counted. Under the Family Law Act, a spouse can exclude gifts or inheritances received after m … Read more »
- Family Violence and Parenting in A v. A, 2024 ONSC 5449Family Violence and Parenting in A v. A, 2024 ONSC 5449
The Ontario Superior Court’s recent decision in A v. A, 2024 ONSC 5449 offers a clear and thoughtful look at how family violence continues to shape parenting decisions under the Divorce Act . The case highlights that when there has been a history of violence or coercive control, the court’s prio … Read more »
- Can you buy out the matrimonial home? The recent case of Rastkar v. Soltani, 2024 ONSC 1384
Introduction: The case of Soltani v. Rastkar involves a post-trial dispute over the sale of the matrimonial home. The parties, who… Read more »
- Changing a final parenting order on a temporary basis pursuant to Maile v. Reid, 2024 ONSC 1009
Background The parties experienced a tumultuous relationship from 2008 to 2019 and share three children. A Final Order issued in 2018… Read more »