Husband’s Bankruptcy Thwarts Wife’s Equalization –Supreme Court of Canada...
Husband’s Bankruptcy Thwarts Wife’s Equalization –Supreme Court of Canada Acknowledges Loophole in the Law Last week the Supreme Court of Canada made an important family law ruling relating to the...
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My Spouse Has Bad Credit – What’s My Exposure? The decision to get married gives rise to many changes, including various legal obligations and liabilities. I often get questions about what risk each...
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What “Material Change” is Not: Some Real-Life (and Perhaps Surprising) Examples Recently we wrote about the concept of “material change” in Separation Agreement Rolled into a Court Order – “Material...
View ArticleHusband Repays Almost $1 Million to Bounce Back from Bankruptcy – Yet Ordered...
Husband Repays Almost $1 Million to Bounce Back from Bankruptcy – Yet Ordered to Keep Supporting Wife A few weeks ago I told you about a case called Brothers v. LeBlanc, 2013 ONSC 4073,...
View ArticleHusband Declares Bankruptcy One Week After Support Order – Is He Off the Hook?
Husband Declares Bankruptcy One Week After Support Order – Is He Off the Hook? Lately we have reported on a few cases involving the interplay between Family Law obligations and bankruptcy Husband...
View ArticleHow Does an Unpaid Equalization Payment Intersect with Bankruptcy?
How Does an Unpaid Equalization Payment Intersect with Bankruptcy? If one separated or divorced spouse is obliged, by agreement or court order, to pay the other spouse an equalization payment, there...
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Can the Post-Bankruptcy Distinction Between Support and Equalization Payments be Circumvented? Recently I wrote “How Does an Unpaid Equalization Payment Intersect with Bankruptcy?” about the impact...
View ArticleUnpaid Equalization Could Come Out of Bankrupt Spouse’s Pension
Unpaid Equalization Could Come Out of Bankrupt Spouse’s Pension We’ve talked recently in Can the Post-Bankruptcy Distinction Between Support and Equalization Payments be Circumvented? about an...
View ArticleCan Bankrupt Wife Still Claim for Equalization of NFP?
Can Bankrupt Wife Still Claim for Equalization of NFP? If a spouse declares bankruptcy, is he or she then prevented from claiming for equalization of Net Family Property (NFP?) under Ontario Family...
View ArticleGM Oshawa Assembly Plant Closing & Divorce
The Ghosts of GM: Past, Present and Future On November 26, 2018, the General Motors Company (GM) announced that it will cease allocating new product to its Oshawa assembly plant beyond the end of...
View ArticleHusband’s Bankruptcy Thwarts Wife’s Equalization –Supreme Court of Canada...
Husband’s Bankruptcy Thwarts Wife’s Equalization –Supreme Court of Canada Acknowledges Loophole in the Law Last week the Supreme Court of Canada made an important family law ruling relating to the...
View ArticleMy Spouse Has Bad Credit – What’s My Exposure?
My Spouse Has Bad Credit – What’s My Exposure? The decision to get married gives rise to many changes, including various legal obligations and liabilities. I often get questions about what risk each...
View ArticleWhat “Material Change” is Not: Some Real-Life (and Perhaps Surprising) Examples
What “Material Change” is Not: Some Real-Life (and Perhaps Surprising) Examples Recently we wrote about the concept of “material change” in Separation Agreement Rolled into a Court Order – “Material...
View ArticleHusband Repays Almost $1 Million to Bounce Back from Bankruptcy – Yet Ordered...
Husband Repays Almost $1 Million to Bounce Back from Bankruptcy – Yet Ordered to Keep Supporting Wife A few weeks ago I told you about a case called Brothers v. LeBlanc, 2013 ONSC 4073,...
View ArticleHusband Declares Bankruptcy One Week After Support Order – Is He Off the Hook?
Husband Declares Bankruptcy One Week After Support Order – Is He Off the Hook? Lately we have reported on a few cases involving the interplay between Family Law obligations and bankruptcy Husband...
View ArticleHow Does an Unpaid Equalization Payment Intersect with Bankruptcy?
How Does an Unpaid Equalization Payment Intersect with Bankruptcy? If one separated or divorced spouse is obliged, by agreement or court order, to pay the other spouse an equalization payment, there...
View ArticleCan the Post-Bankruptcy Distinction Between Support and Equalization Payments...
Can the Post-Bankruptcy Distinction Between Support and Equalization Payments be Circumvented? Recently I wrote “How Does an Unpaid Equalization Payment Intersect with Bankruptcy?” about the impact...
View ArticleUnpaid Equalization Could Come Out of Bankrupt Spouse’s Pension
Unpaid Equalization Could Come Out of Bankrupt Spouse’s Pension We’ve talked recently in Can the Post-Bankruptcy Distinction Between Support and Equalization Payments be Circumvented? about an...
View ArticleCan Bankrupt Wife Still Claim for Equalization of NFP?
Can Bankrupt Wife Still Claim for Equalization of NFP? If a spouse declares bankruptcy, is he or she then prevented from claiming for equalization of Net Family Property (NFP?) under Ontario Family...
View ArticleGM Oshawa Assembly Plant Closing & Divorce
The Ghosts of GM: Past, Present and Future On November 26, 2018, the General Motors Company (GM) announced that it will cease allocating new product to its Oshawa assembly plant beyond the end of...
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