By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • Parental alienation is a reality in many families after a marriage breakup and “woke feminists” cannot simply dismiss it as a legal defence to hide family violence, says Toronto family lawyer Gene C. Colman. “There is a robust academic literature on parental alienation, says Colman, principal of the Gene […]
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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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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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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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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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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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It should be presumed that all family court attendances (conferences, motions, etc.) in Ontario will be conducted remotely unless attendance in person is agreed to by all lawyers and parties. That was the key message delivered by a panel of family lawyers earlier this week at a virtual press conference that I was proud to
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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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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • The Department of Justice should listen to citizens – instead of lawyers – and direct that the resolution of all child custody disputes starts from the position that responsibilities and time will be shared equally, says Toronto family lawyer Gene C. Colman. “A recent Nanos poll shows that across
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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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