This Month in Nova Scotia Family Law – January 2023
Our NS Family Law team provides summaries of recent cases which have appeared in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. Here are the cases from January 2023.
This Month in Nova Scotia Family Law – November 2022
Our NS Family Law team provides summaries of recent cases which have appeared in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. Here are the cases from November 2022.
This Month in Nova Scotia Family Law – October 2022
Our NS Family Law team provides summaries of recent cases which have appeared in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. Here are the cases from October 2022.
This Month in Nova Scotia Family Law – September 2022
Our NS Family Law team provides summaries of recent cases which have appeared in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. Here are the cases from September 2022.
This Month in NS Family Law – October 2021
Richardson v. Richardson, 2021 SCC 36 Justices Wagner C.J. and Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer and Jamal Issues: Best interest of the child | Custody The parties have a 16-year-old daughter and a 10-year-old son. The dispute revolved around custody of the two children and whether it is in their best interests to […]
This Month in NS Family Law – September 2021
Wolfson v Wolfson, 2021 NSSC 260 Justice Forgeron Issues: Unequal division of assets | Matrimonial property The couple was married for 12 years and have two children. Mr. Wolfson owns shares in 12 companies. The companies own and manage several rental properties. Mr. Wolfson sought to have the shares classified as business assets to exclude […]
This Month in NS Family Law – June 2021
Colucci v. Colucci, 2021 SCC 24 Martin J., Wagner C.J. and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe and Kasirer JJ. Concurring Issues: Retroactive child support | Rescinding child support arrears This Supreme Court of Canada decision created a new approach to retroactive child support and arrears. The parties had a nine-year marriage. The mother has […]
This Month in NS Family Law – May 2021
Our NS Family Law team provides summaries of the May cases which appeared in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal.
Significant Changes to the Divorce Act RSC 1985 c 3
Parliament passed Bill C-78, an Act to Amend the Divorce Act, which received Royal Assent on June 21, 2019 and came into force March 1, 2021, amending the Divorce Act RSC 1985 c 3 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”). The amendments to the Divorce Act are substantial, the first significant updates to the Act […]
A Primer to the Amendments to the Divorce Act
BACKGROUND The last major overhaul of the Divorce Act, which governs issues of custody and support for married persons, was in 1985. In May 2018, the government introduced Bill C-78, which proposed significant changes to the Divorce Act. The bill received Royal Assent on June 21, 2019, and the majority of the amendments to the […]