Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday August 23, 2017.
Today we are talking about Family Law.
Where all matrimonial issues have been resolved as at the one-year anniversary of a separation, an uncontested divorce can proceed by filing specified paperwork with the Court.
Where issues remain unresolved, a divorce judgement can still be issued, and remaining issues can then be continued in a “corollary relief proceeding.”
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday August 16, 2017.
Today we are talking about Family Law.
A final divorce judgment cannot be granted until one year following the date a married couple separates (unless special grounds for divorce are proven)
A divorce Application may be commenced by either spouse at any time following separation.
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday August 15, 2017.
Today we are talking about Employment Law.
Can an employer lawfully terminate an exceptional employee who has had consistently good performance reviews?
Under Ontario law, an employer may terminate any employee without cause, so long as the employer provides reasonable notice, or pay instead of such notice, to the employee.
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday August 10, 2017.
Today we are talking about Wills and Estates.
Everyone who applies in Ontario for a Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee is required to file an Estate Information Return within 90 calendar days after a Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee has been issued by the Court.
An Estate Information Return must be filed with the Ministry of Finance. This form is used to certify the net value of the assets of an Estate and to verify the Estate Administration taxes payable by an Estate.
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday August 9, 2017.
Today we are talking about Family Law.
The amount of child support payable by a non-custodial parent is strictly governed by the Child Support Guidelines. The Guideline tables establish basic child support obligations and are based solely on the payor’s income, number of children, and province of residence.
In addition to the basic child support payable under the Guidelines, additional amounts may be payable to cover special and extraordinary expenses incurred for a child’s daycare, medical care, education and extra-curricular activities like hockey and ballet. These additional expenses are shared by the parents in proportion to their respective incomes
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday August 3, 2017.
Today we are talking about Wills and Estates.
In Ontario, you may complete a Power of Attorney for Personal Care to appoint one or more trusted persons to make medical decisions on your behalf in critical circumstances where you are unable to provide medical direction or informed consent on your own.
In your Power of Attorney for Personal Care, you may also indicate whether you wish extraordinary measures to be taken to resuscitate you or to extend your life in the event of a critical, terminally illness where there is no prospect of your recovery.
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday August 2, 2017.
Today we are talking about Family Law.
In difficult custody cases, a Court may request that the Office of the Children’s Lawyer (OCL) become involved to investigate and make recommendations to the Court or to provide legal representation for a child.
The OCL is an Ontario government agency that employs lawyers and social workers. It works to provide independent information to the Court about a child’s needs, wishes and legal interests.
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Here is your daily Law Fact from Wise Law for Tuesday August 1st, 2017.
Today we are talking about Employment Law.
If your employment agreement prohibits you from competing with your employer or soliciting its customers after you leave, those restrictions may not be enforceable.
Non-competition agreements are generally unenforceable against Ontario employees. Many non-solicitation agreements may also be unenforceable. Seek legal advice if you have signed such an agreement
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The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has ordered National Money Mart Company to pay $30,000 in compensation to a former, one-year employee of the company who had been subjected to ongoing, serious sexual harassment by her workplace supervisor.
Workplace bullying is a serious problem for thousands of Canadians at work. It can degrade one’s self worth and create serious health problems for workers and their families.
There has often been very little that could be done to stop the workplace bully in his or her tracks. But, in Ontario, there is now hope around the corner.
With the Ontario Court of Appeal's June 25, 2009 ruling in Slepenkova v. Ivanov, it is now clear that the nearly-universal pronouncements by management lawyers as to the death of Wallace damages after Honda and Keays may have been a bit premature.
In Slepenkova, the Ontario appellate court upheld a two-month notice extension for an employer's bad faith termination, even though no evidence was led at trial as to the specific damages the employee directly incurred as a result of the bad faith. This appeared to place the trial Judge's decision at odds with the new Wallace test set out in Honda.
Should access visitation with children via Skpe be considered an acceptable substitute where a custodial parent wants to move far away with the family's children?
Canada's family courts have reached conflicting decisions on this challenging new issue of the digital age.
Canada's press has had a field day with four sensational cases that have been winding their way through the nation's courts.
Dealing with fundamental questions at the very root of our values around marriage, children and family, these cases have captured the public's collective imagination - and ire -for very good reason.
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