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Hiring a lawyer is not always a simple process, and one of the key considerations for clients is the payment of a retainer fee. While some clients may be hesitant to pay for services not ..read more
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It may come as a surprise to many that a person who is not the biological parent of the children in a relationship may be found to have support obligations for those children. If the ..read more
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4M ago
I am the principal lawyer of Stephen Durbin and Associates, the number 1 rated large family law firm in Canada*, with offices throughout the Greater Toronto Area. Herein is a series of 27 articles providing ..read more
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4M ago
How you hold title to your home with your partner can have significant financial consequences upon dissolution of the relationship, regardless of whether you and your partner are married or not. There are two main ..read more
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1y ago
Child and spousal support obligations in the COVID-19 era The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have quickly taken a toll on almost everyone’s physical, mentaland financial well-being. Government regulations enforcing social distancing and closure of ..read more
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1y ago
What Is Spousal Support? Spousal support (known as “alimony” in the United States of America) is the financial compensation paid by one partner to the other partner following separation or divorce, generally paid on a monthly basis ..read more
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1y ago
For the last few weeks and into the foreseeable future, generally speaking and with few exceptions the courts are closed. However, this does not leave parties in family law matters without remedy or unable to ..read more
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1y ago
What is the Matrimonial Home? The matrimonial home is the name given to the family home, where the spouses lived at the date of separation. More specifically, the Family Law Act (FLA) defines the matrimonial home as ..read more
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1y ago
Does Spousal Support End in Retirement? Contrary to what many may believe, in Ontario, a spouse’s obligation to pay spousal support is not automatically terminated, or even reduced, when they retire. If you pay periodic ..read more
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1y ago
What is Spousal Support? Spousal support (known as “alimony” in the United States of America) is financial support paid by one partner to the other following separation. In Ontario, a spouse can receive spousal support ..read more