By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Domestic contracts or prenuptial agreements may not be a priority when couples start out, but they should be, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. “It is something that everyone should consider and one of the reasons is that it is helpful for people to actually think about their future,” […]
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • While approval of the COVID-19 vaccine in Canada was heralded as welcome news, it could lead to court battles between parents who disagree about the wisdom of inoculating their children, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. Health Canada recently approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and doses began arriving
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • An amendment to Ontario’s Family Law Act to bring it in line with the federal Divorce Act is a positive step that delivers clarification, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. Bill 207, the Moving Ontario Family Law Forward Act, 2020, was introduced in September. If passed, it
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By LegalMatters Staff • As coronavirus case numbers continue to climb parents with child custody orders should revisit their agreements in the event of another lockdown, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. Tremain, a partner with Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation, says business and school closures earlier this year took many parents by surprise
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By LegalMatters Staff • The COVID-19 crisis claimed another casualty recently when it was announced the long-awaited changes to the federal Divorce Act would be shelved until next spring, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. Comprehensive reforms to the Act were slated to go into effect in July, but the federal government pushed
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By LegalMatters Staff • Marriages appear to be another victim of the pandemic as so-called “coronavirus divorces” become a reality, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. Tremain, partner with Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation, says the pressures of the COVID-19 shutdown and self-isolation have left an increasing number of couples contemplating the end of
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By LegalMatters Staff • Toxic texts can tip the scales to the other side in an acrimonious child custody case says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain, who advises clients to carefully consider their messages before hitting send. “Texts are hugely problematic in family law. They are useful for exchanging some information but aside
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By LegalMatters Staff • Uncertainty reigns in the current coronavirus climate leading to many shared custody agreements being adapted on the fly so it can be difficult to think beyond the coming weeks, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. However, with the May long weekend behind us, it’s a good time for parents
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By LegalMatters Staff • Parents must keep the lines of communication open when it comes to shared custody during the COVID-19 crisis, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. With courts virtually shut down because of the pandemic, cooperation can go a long way to resolving issues that surface, says Tremain, partner with Waddell
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By LegalMatters Staff • With more Canadians choosing to live common law it is important to make sure your property rights are protected in case the relationship breaks down, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. In the past few decades, relationship arrangements in Canada have changed with marriage rates declining, according to a recent Statistics
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