by Amanda Chapman | Apr 2, 2020 | Family
COVID-19 and Family Law Matters On March 17, 2020, the Superior Court of Justice (SCJ) in Ontario, and many other courts across the country suspended all regular operations until further notice. Since then all criminal, family and civil matters that were scheduled to...
by Amanda Chapman | Apr 2, 2020 | Employment, Family
COVID-19 and Mental Health: Take Care of Yourself, Your Family and Your Business Many of us, even as essential workers, find ourselves working from home these days. It’s important that we do our best to support our employees, businesses, and of course friends and...
by Amanda Chapman | May 22, 2019 | Family
You prepared your family law application for custody and access of your children. You issued and served your paperwork. You completed your Mandatory Information Program. You attended at your first appearance. And you now have a Case Conference coming up. This is it!...
by Amanda Chapman | Apr 9, 2019 | Family
Going Through Family Court Is Hard Enough No one expects to find themselves in family court and certainly no one wishes to be there. In other words, think about it this way: I am going to court to ask a third party (a judge) who doesn’t really know me, or my family,...
by Amanda Chapman | Sep 6, 2018 | Family
Yes, there is more than one definition of ‘spouse’ in Ontario In Royal Sun Alliance v. Desjardins/Certas, a recent decision on appeal from an arbitrator’s finding, the definition of ‘spouse’ was reviewed. The Superior Court determined that under the Insurance Act, the...
