Gene C. Colman

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There is no moral equivalency between Israel and Hamas

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Canadians were shocked when thousands of armed Hamas fighters breached a border security fence and indiscriminately slaughtered at least 1,400 innocents while raping women, beheading babies and taking more than 200 people of all ages and nationalities as hostages. Yet when some politicians, university deans or leaders of professional associations were asked to denounce Hamas […]

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Why the Gaza war matters to the legal profession and law schools

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In mid-October, 74 students from the Lincoln Alexander School of Law (LASL) issued a statement offering “unequivocal support” for Palestinians and “all forms of Palestinian resistance.”  The letter alleged that Israel is not a country but is instead “the brand of a settler colony” and accused the Jewish State of “ethnic cleansing,” “war crimes” and

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Admissible evidence cannot just be ‘bric-a-brac from the internet’

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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • A recent decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal as well as two others by Ontario Divisional Courts confirm that only admissible evidence should sway judges in family law cases, not “questionable bric-a-brac from the internet,” says Toronto family lawyer Gene C. Colman. “It does not matter if the

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‘Startling’ changes to Divorce Act will affect many men

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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • The definition of family violence added last year to the Divorce Act is broad enough to encompass many actions people may consider harmless, Toronto family lawyer Gene C. Colman told a conference audience. “Men especially might engage in behaviour that they might think is not so bad, such as

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Victimized men the focus of groundbreaking conference

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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • Toronto family lawyer Gene C. Colman says he is honoured to be taking part in a two-day conference on men’s experiences with violence and victimization, starting Sept. 15 in Toronto. “A conference like this, looking at the position of men in the legal system and their experiences with victimization,

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Return to in-person hearings makes no sense, Colman says

/ COVID-19, Family Law /

By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • With COVID-19 remaining a continuing threat, Ontario courts are moving in the wrong direction by mandating a return to in-person court proceedings, says Toronto family lawyer Gene C. Colman. He notes that a message from Ontario Court of Justice Chief Justice Lise Maisonneuve on March 18 states, “Effective April

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Les députés in vités à organiser un vote libre sur la parentalité partagée partagée

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Par Paul Russell, Personnel de LegalMatters • Le ministère de la Justice devrait écouter les citoyens – plutôt que les avocats – et ordonner que la résolution de tous les litiges en matière de garde d’enfants parte du principe que les responsabilités et le temps seront partagés également, déclare l’avocat de la famille de Toronto, Gene

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The courts demand full financial disclosure in family law cases

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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • For more than two years, Toronto family lawyer Gene C. Colman has been telling people how important it is to make full and honest financial disclosure when they are involved in a family law dispute. That message is still not getting through to everyone, though he says he is

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