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Divorce Lawyer Near Me
divorce lawyer near me An idea of divorce which actually brings one in a Court room, is usually developing gradually. At first it manifests in doubts, mood change, irritation, then…
ARE YOU A DE FACTO (COMMON LAW) SPOUSE?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laxZPFSSGRs&t=506s Quebec does not recognize common law spouses in the same way as the other Canadian provinces. Yet, some legislative acts provide for some benefits for a surviving de facto…
Provisional costs in non-family (or not-so-much family) matters
The term “provisional costs” (provision pour frais) is used when a Court orders that a richer party pays for the not-so-rich party’s lawyers and other expenses. The idea is to…
International Divorce: Summary
It’s not uncommon nowadays that one of the divorcing spouses is in Quebec, while the other is elsewhere in the world, be it the other provinces of Canada or other…
How to apply for a divorce in Quebec?
How to apply for a divorce in Quebec? An issue of the applicable law The Divorce Act: To understand if it is possible to make your divorce recognized in Quebec,…
NEW DIVORCE ACT: LAWYER’S DUTIES
Family Dispute Resolution The modifications to the Divorce Act brought even more attention to dispute resolution possibilities. The lawyers were already under obligation to offer this possibility to the parties…
NEW DIVORCE ACT: CHANGE OF TERMINOLOGY
Modifications to the Divorce Act are changing, among many other things, the wording we got used to. In spite of similarities and being rather commonsensical, this still lead to confusion.…
NEW DIVORCE ACT: PARENTAL AND CONTACT ORDERS
New terminology The modifications made to the Divorce Act, change the well established terminology: “child custody”, “access rights” are abandoned in favor of “parenting time”, “parenting and contact orders” and…
NEW DIVORCE ACT: FAMILY VIOLENCE AND CHILD ABUSE
What is Family Violence The modified Divorce Act is now defining “family violence” as a conduct between family members (be it a criminal offence or not — so no need…
New Divorce Act postponed: from July 1, 2020 to March 1, 2021
The decree no: 2020-0407 of May 30, 2020 has postponed coming in force of the Divorce Act modifications for 9 months: Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the…