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 [...]

In family law, custody refers to the legal relationship between a parent and his or her child, including the parent’s right to make decisions on behalf of the child and the parent’s duty to care for the child and look after the child’s best interests.
In Ontario, custody is governed by the Children’s Law Reform Act.* [...]

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 [...]

“Limitation period” is a legal jargon meaning a statutory term after which a lawsuit (or prosecution) cannot be brought in court.
In Ontario the limitation period is governed by the Limitations Act, 2002. It’s interesting to note that in contrast to the law in other countries, such as the US, the Ontario Act is not applicable [...]