Married or Not, Ready or Not: The New Year Brings Changes to the Succession Law Reform Act As of January 1, 2022, important changes have been made to Ontario’s Succession Law Reform Act which impact estate planning for married, separated…
Changes to Family Law Financial Disclosure Deadlines Financial disclosures are an integral part of the Family Court process. From September 1, 2021, onwards the new changes to the timelines for financial disclosures are in effect. It is important to know…
Finally Here! A Glance at the Much-Anticipated Changes to the Divorce Act On March 1, 2021, substantive changes to the Divorce Act (“Act”) came into effect. The changes are aimed at promoting the best interest of the child, improving the…
Common Law Spouses and Division of Property Ushering in a New State of the Law On February 18, 2011 the Supreme Court of Canada (hereinafter the "SCC"), established new precedent with its decision in Kerr and Baranow and Vanesse and…
Limitation Periods in Family Law for Property Claims Limitation Periods in Family Law for Property Claims By Ivana Vaccaro, Partner at RV Law Lawyers and parties should remain distinctly aware of any time limits or limitation periods imposed by statute…
Representing Victims of Domestic Violence Co-authored by Ivana Vaccaro, Partner at RV Law (ivana@rvlaw.ca) and Archana Medhekar, Family Law Practitioner in Toronto (amlaw@rogers.com) In our family law practice, we have come to learn that representing and advocating on behalf of…
Variation of Spousal Support – A Word to the Wise: The Cautionary Ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada in R.P. v R.C. Nearly one year has passed since the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its decision in R.P.…
Marriage, Divorce and Revocation of the Last Will & Testament For recent updates regarding this topic, please see this article (published January 2022): Married or Not, Ready or Not: The New Year Brings Changes to the Succession Law Reform Act…
Reduction and Termination of Spousal Support Variation of Spousal Support - A Word to the Wise: The Cautionary Ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada in R.P. v R.C. Nearly one year has passed since the Supreme Court of Canada…
Do We Need to Improve the Procedures Employed by the Office of the Children’s Lawyer in the Resolution of Custody and Access Disputes? Ivana Vaccaro, Partner RV Law We are certainly due for a re-evaluation of the procedures employed by…