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6 Common Mistakes Parents Make During a Family Law Case (And How They Can Hurt Your Case)
Family Law in Ontario: The Small Mistakes That Can Cost You Big When parents separate, emotions often run high. It is natural to feel frustrated, hurt, or even angry. Unfortunately, many parents unknowingly make decisions that seriously damage their credibility and negatively affect their family law case. Ontario family courts are guided by one overriding […]
The Importance of an Age-Appropriate Parenting Plan: Why Ontario Courts Are Looking to Evidence-Based Guidance
When parents separate, one of the most significant decisions they must make concerns the future care of their children. A parenting plan is far more than a schedule—it is the framework that supports a child’s stability, emotional security, and healthy development following separation. Too often, parenting arrangements are proposed based on convenience, conflict, or generalized […]
What happens if my ex is unreasonable?
The short answer is – large cost awards. In the recent case of Clark v Denyes, 2025 ONSC 2936 (CanLII), the Honourable Justice Mathen ordered the Respondent mother to pay $400,000.00 in litigation costs to her ex-husband, the Applicant Father. The Honourable Justice Mathen found that the Respondent Mother acted unreasonably by employing misguided views […]
Are there penalties for “parental alienation”?
Marginalizing a parent from a child’s life is a dangerous game that destroys separating families and has potentially lasting consequences on the physical and mental health of children. For good reason, it also carries with it very serious consequences if challenged in court. One of the most extreme remedies a court has available to it, […]