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- Pre-Judgment Interest in a Rising Rate Environment pursuant to Saulnier v. Postma, 2026 ONSC 1275
The decision in Saulnier v. Postma, 2026 ONSC 1275 Â is a useful reminder that pre-judgment interest is not always a mechanical exercise. Where market conditions shift significantly, the court may depart from the default statutory rate to reach a fair and compensatory result. Background Following an … Read more »
- Deference to Trial Decisions Overturning Prenuptial Agreements pursuant to Epshtein v. Shvartzman, 2026 ONCA 162
The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Epshtein v. Shvartzman  is a short but useful reminder of a basic appellate principle: where a trial judge sets aside a domestic contract under s. 56(4) of the Family Law Act , appellate courts will rarely interfere. Trial judges are granted significant d … Read more »
- 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 »