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:
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- 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