Table of ContentsWhen a couple has separated or are discussing separation, we are often asked, “Can my partner sell the house without my permission?”
Regardless of whether you have been married or have been in a de facto relationship these are the common questions we are asking that you may be looking for answers to yourself. The answers to these questions vary depending on these different situations:The home is in both of your names
The home is in one name and you do not have children
The house is one name and you have children togetherIn Australia,…
The Higgs government is compromising on its update to the province’s Official Languages Act in the hopes of winning unanimous support for the legislation.
Premier Blaine Higgs is backing away from the elimination of a mandatory 10-year review of the act contained in the statute.
He told the legislature the government will introduce its own amendments on “establishing a time frame, or periodic review” of the law.
“We believe the amendments will be in the spirit of continuous improvement of the act,” he said.
The original Official Languages Act was adopted unanimously in 1969 and the new version of the…
As more Canadians enter common-law relationships, experts are encouraging young couples to educate themselves on the implications of taxes.“There are credits that you may be used to get, if you’re a single person,” said Stefanie Ricchio, a Toronto-based CPA.
“There is a little element of surprise.”
In 2021, more than one in five Canadian couples were common-law, meaning they lived together in an official, legal union without being legally married.
That’s a 447 per cent growth in common-law couples since 40 years earlier, according to Statistics Canada, though married couples still make up the bulk of Canadian couples.
It’s…
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Local NewsThe Battered Women’s Support Services says in 2021 they received 11,000 calls from women needing legal advocacy.Published April 05, 2023 • Last updated 1 week ago • 2 minute readA legal advocate helps a woman at the Battered Women’s Support Services. A new and expanded legal clinic for survivors of domestic violence is opening in Vancouver. Photo by BWSS handout /jpgArticle content
Battered Women’s Support Services is substantially expanding a legal clinic in Vancouver for women who have experienced domestic violence.Advertisements 2This advertisement has not been loaded yet, but…
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has determined that while the City of Cambridge breached its own procedural bylaw, it will also reject an application from a citizens’ committee to review the building of an Amazon Warehouse.
The citizens’ committee was Blair Engaged – who were seeking a judicial review of a decision made by the City of Cambridge to allow for a one million square foot warehouse/distribution center within the Blair Village Heritage Conservation District. Amazon has said the one-million-square-foot warehouse will create more than 1,000 jobs.
An Amazon warehouse under construction in the Village of Blair. (Colton Wiens/CTV…
On March 6, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously voted to extend the public comment period for its proposed rule on banning non-competites until April 19, 2023. Originally, the deadline for submitting comments was March 20, 2023.
Commissioner Christine S. Wilson, who formally tendered her resignation effective March 31, 2023, issued a concurring statement for the unanimous vote to extend the public comment period. She noted that “the proposed rule is a departure from hundreds of years of precedent and would prohibit conduct that 47 states allow.”
The FTC has received over 17,557 comments and posted over 8,848 comments…
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Local NewsProposed changes to law would give judges more power to order who gets custody of a pet and who pays the billsPublished March 27, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 2 minute readVictoria Shroff at Vanier Park off-leash area beach in Vancouver on March 27, 2023. Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNGsArticle content
Most British Columbians view their pets as a member of the family and, as a result, legal disputes over custody during a divorce are on the rise.Advertisements 2This advertisement has not been loaded yet,…
During a federal committee hearing examining Canada’s bail system, Conservative MP Larry Brock questioned University of Windsor assistant law professor Danardo Jones in a way some are describing as racist.
Last week, Jones provided testimony before the House of Commons standing committee on justice and human rights. He pointed to inequities in Canada’s judicial system for racialized and marginalized people.
When people are racially profiled by police, Jones said, that leads to an over-incarceration of Black and Indigenous people. Since good is based on credibility and trustworthiness, he said that puts racialized people on an unfair playing field.
“Some people,…