Here are some tips that will help you find the right lawyer – look for a lawyer who: Specializes in family law and has experience in cases like yours; Is not only knowledgeable about the law but is also skilled in the art of storytelling; Is well organized, keeps you involved in the process and [...]
The risk of abduction needs to be taken seriously. Parents can help to prevent abduction, halt abduction already in progress, or speed up the recovery of an abducted child, by taking the following steps. The parent should make sure that her or she: Keeps detailed information about the child (including travel documents), and updates it [...]
APPENDIX A A RESOURCE LIST MANUAL FOR PARENTS (A CANADIAN GUIDE) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, “International Child Abductions: A Manual for Parents” (2011). Available online at http://www.voyage.gc.ca/publications/pdf/int_child_abduct-en.pdf MANUAL FOR PARENTS (AN AMERICAN GUIDE) U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, “A family Resource Guide on International Parental Kidnapping” [...]
INTRODUCTION At age 11, nine years following my own parents’ high-conflict and violent separation, my Iranian father (my mother is Scottish-Canadian), who had returned to live in Iran when I was three, came to Canada to visit with me for the first time. It was during one of these visits that he convinced me to [...]
SPECIALIZATION AND EXPERIENCE Lawyers who practice exclusively or primarily in the area of family law often have far more expertise, training and knowledge about how to handle the types of issues that will come up in your case. There are also areas in family law where having a lawyer who has specialize experience and training [...]
The date of separation is usually the date we lawyers call the “Valuation Date” or “V-Day”. It is important for two reasons. First, it starts the clock running on the one-year period that spouses need to be separated to receive a divorce. Second, because your property is valued on that day, it will determine how [...]
Below is a non-exhaustive list of the types of documents that your lawyer may ask you to produce or may ask the opposing party to produce in case involving property or support claims. It is a good idea to gather these documents so that you have them ready and as well, so that you can [...]
The date of separation is usually the date we lawyers call the “Valuation Date” or “V-Day”. Except in rare cases, such as where a party proves that they have an equitable or trust ownership interest in a particular piece of property, there is no sharing in the value of assets or in the debts or [...]
Case Conferences The purposes of a case conference include: exploring the chances of settling the case; identifying the issues that are in dispute and those that are not in dispute; exploring ways to resolve the issues that are in dispute; ensuring disclosure of the relevant evidence; noting admissions that may simplify the case; setting the [...]
Dispute Resolution Processes – Some Options And Key Points Negotiation is a dialogue between the parties intended to resolve disputes, to produce an agreement upon courses of action, to bargain for individual or collective advantage, or to craft outcomes to satisfy various interests. It is the primary method of alternative dispute resolution. Parties can negotiate [...]