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Posted August 10, 2020

Think Twice Before Getting Married Virtually during COVID-19

As we wrote about in our previous blog, Wedding Bells: Can They Ring During COVID-19?, couples are having to get creative when making wedding plans[...]

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Gregory A. Ste. Marie

Posted August 5, 2020

Can the Ottawa Virtual Family Law Project (VFLP) help you in COVID Times?

How do you get your family law matter dealt with in these COVID-19 circumstances, where the family court’s services have been either shut down or[...]

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Posted July 31, 2020

Back to School with COVID-19

Back to School with COVID-19 On Thursday, July 30th, Premier Doug Ford and the Education Minister released a plan for back-to-school for the fall. Elementary[...]

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Posted July 9, 2020

Pick Up the Phone: The Court’s Message to High Conflict Counsel in COVID-19

Two recent cases from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice demonstrate a clear message that the Court has run out of patience for aggressive litigation[...]

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Posted July 8, 2020

COVID-19 Expectations and the New Divorce Act

The federal government delayed implementing the Amendments to the Divorce Act until March 1, 2021 in response to COVID-19. However, reviewing the case law from[...]

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Posted June 30, 2020

The Court is Watching (So Follow the Rules)

In Numair v. Numair, 2020 ONSC 3737, Jarvis J. recently gave a stern warning to a party failing to meet his family law disclosure obligation:[...]

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Posted May 15, 2020

Shrinking Values: COVID-19 and its Potential Impact on Property Division

With COVID-19, many people have seen the value of their assets drop. An investment that was climbing with the market has now plummeted. The value[...]

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Posted April 30, 2020

Wedding Bells: Can They Ring During COVID-19?

Wedding season is upon us, but it’s looking quite different this year. Weddings take a lot of advanced planning and coordinating with venues, vendors, and[...]

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Posted April 30, 2020

The Court’s Cry for Understanding: Include All Relevant Materials in Your Electronic Submissions During COVID-19

The two part saga of Batchelor v Batchelor presents a warning to parties bringing family law matters to Court during the COVID-19 period: include all[...]