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Everyone says divorce is the hardest on the kids. They didn’t choose to be in this situation, and their sense of stability has been completely upended. Divorce doesn’t only affect…

When you’re going through a divorce, you’ll notice people want to give you advice on what you should or shouldn’t do, especially when it comes to child support. The vast…

Raising a child as a single mom is tough even under the best of circumstances. When a mother doesn’t receive the proper financial support, raising her children becomes much more…

For the first time in Canadian history, there are more unmarried than married people above the age of 15, reflecting a huge change over the years in how people view…

This can be an exciting time for some kids and maybe a bit upsetting for others.  For parents that are separated, it can be an especially stressful time.  Questions come…

Maybe your spouse just left you for another person. Perhaps your marriage has been in dire straits for years, but it’s only just reached the breaking point. There’s no denying…

Your kids are smart, and they’re probably more perceptive than you give them credit for. They’ve most likely figured out already that your marriage isn’t happy, and that you and…

Love is blind until one member of the couple opens his or her eyes and says, “Wait a minute, what did I just sign?” When you’re getting married, it’s not…

The Office of the Children’s Lawyer (OCL) is a government agency that represents children in custody and access proceedings. A judge cannot order that the OCL act for a child…

Who needs marriage when you’re already in a rock-solid long-term relationship? When you split up after living together for years and years, you have the same legal standing as a…

What is the state of your marriage? When the health of a relationship starts to decline, we don’t always know if it can be resuscitated. We don’t always know what…

While we’re used to seeing wild court battles on TV, divorce in real life often looks very different. This is largely because of no-fault divorce. Divorce isn’t always as dramatic…