In Ontario, a parent is automatically the guardian of person of his or her minor child. However, a parent is not automatically the guardian of property of  his or her minor child’s property. A parent can only receive and manage property on behalf of a child by law, court order, or other documents.
Minor children may [...]

Not getting work done? Constantly running out of time?
Try avoiding these time wasters:
10. Unannounced visitors and drop-bys: Having a stream of visitors dropping by to say hi, it can hinder your efforts to concentrate on your tasks.
9. Gossiping: Senseless chatter about others wastes everyone’s time and creates friction in the office.
8. Surfing the net: This [...]

Legal Coaching, a.k.a. assisted self-representation is not a novel idea. It refers to legal advice provided by a licensed lawyer to a self-represented litigant, where the lawyer doesn’t go on record. It’s been gaining popularity in Ontario in recent years, largely due to the increasing cost of litigation and the simplification of civil procedure in [...]

As I mentioned in my blog yesterday (”A Brief Note on Child Support and Undue Hardship“), there are two kinds of child support payable in Ontario - the basic amount and the extraordinary amount. While the basic amount refers to the amount set out in the Child Support Guidelines,* what constitutes “extraordinary expenses” is subject [...]

In Ontario there are two kinds of child support payable - the basic amount and the extraordinary amount. (For more information, see my December 4 blog “A Brief Note on Child Support and Extraordinary Expenses.”)
The basic amount (also called “table amount”) of child support payable is determined solely by the income level of the support [...]