Family Law in Ontario:
A Practical Guide for Lawyers and Law Clerks

This is a subscription service that is updated continuously and is now in it’s 30th year of publication

Written in a concise and easy-to-read style, this resource offers a good balance of substantive and procedural elements of family law.

Learn how to:

• Deal with domestic violence
• Prepare your client for trial
• Handle issues of the matrimonial home more effectively
• Manage questions of entitlement
• Deal more effectively with a dependant’s claim for damages

This invaluable text provides all the details you need to effectively meet the demands of your responsibilities:

• • The Family Law Rules
  • References to the Divorce Act and Family Law Act
  • Practical considerations such as:
    • Proper retainers
    • The collection of accounts
    • How to prepare financial statements
  • Detailed discussion of child support guidelines including relevant case law and discussion of the law regarding common law spouses and same-sex couples
  • Precedents
  • Sample forms
  • Sample letters to send to clients