Child support calculation
There might be two situations affecting the way child support is calculated by Quebec Courts. It depends on where the parents live. Quebec Courts set child support amounts according to…
Foreign Divorce in Quebec — any good?
Foreign divorce a l’étranger So you know that getting a divorce in Quebec is a long and bumpy process, same as in Canada on the whole. Why not going for…
Parental Child Abduction
Parental Child Abduction Parental child abduction - Child abduction by a parent is a situation when one parent takes a child somewhere without the other parent’s knowledge or consent —…
Filiation and Adoption in Quebec
filiation and adoption in Quebec Filiation and adoption in Quebec. Three (3) ways of filiation are recognized in the Civil Code of Quebec: by blood, by assisted procreation and by…
Impacts of COVID-19 on access rights in CHSLD
Nowadays the Public Health Director (Directeur de la santé publique) can issue orders forcing individuals to submit to certain examination and treatment, including temporary isolation. Municipal Courts and the Court…
Debt collection and COVID-19
Debt collection and COVID-19. Some people are in a really bad situation these days, when financial aid from the government has not reached those in need yet, while the bills…
Losing job in COVID-19 times
lost job COVID-19 The Quebec government ordered companies to close offices (but for those considered to be “essential” in the times of coronavirus). Yet the companies able to organize their…
Best divorce lawyer — female or male?
best divorce lawyer Rumours do not stop circulating. “Female judge will be compassionate to a wife”, they say. “A female lawyer cannot fight on a husband’s side”, they say. “The…
Child Custody During COVID-19 Quarantine
Two judgments were rendered recently, dealing with the child custody question in the times of coronavirus outbreak: Droit de la famille — 20453 (by the Quebec Superior Court) and Ribeiro…
Mediation During Coronavirus
mediation coronavirus COVID-19 One interesting consequence of the quarantine we note in our law firm is that many people are getting more interested in settlement. Indeed, the Courts are closed,…