Archive for January 2015
What is the role of violence (including separation violence) in custody and access cases in Ontario?
The presence of violence in the family is an important consideration in custody and access cases. It is, as we discuss below, one of the factors in the best interests of the child test. However, this does not mean that all judges understand how important this issue is or that all lawyers know how to…
Read moreWhat is imputing income?
From time to time, the court will impute income in a child support case. This means the judge finds that the amount of income the parent who is paying support is claiming is not a fair reflection of what they could be earning and, to address this, assigns an income to the payer, whether or…
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