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The Year In Spousal Support: Appeals, Material Changes And More, Rollie Thompson
The Year In Spousal Support: Appeals, Material Changes And More, Rollie Thompson
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At last year’s Family Law Summit, after reviewing the 2016 appeal cases, I focussed my presentation on two SSAG issues: location in the ranges for amount and duration; and the SSAG exceptions. 2016 was a big year for SSAG cases in the Ontario Court of Appeal, notably the decision in Mason v. Mason, 2016 ONCA 725. Mason joins the three other “must-read” SSAG appeal decisions: Fisher v. Fisher, 2008 ONCA 11; Cassidy v. MacNeil, 2010 ONCA 218; and Gray v. Gray, 2014 ONCA 659.
2016 was also the year of the release of the Revised User’s Guide, an updated user’s …
Spousal Support In Quebec: Resisting The Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines, Jodi Lazare
Spousal Support In Quebec: Resisting The Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines, Jodi Lazare
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Since 2005, the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines have become an essential part of the practice of family law throughout Canada. Aimed at structuring discretionary spousal support determinations under the Divorce Act and increasing the fairness of awards, the Advisory Guidelines have been embraced by appellate courts across jurisdictions. Quebec is the exception to that trend. Despite that marriage and divorce fall under federal jurisdiction, Quebec courts resist the application of these non-binding rules, written by two family law scholars. This article responds to Quebec's resistance to the Advisory Guidelines and suggests that concerns about them may be misplaced. By reviewing …
Spousal Support In Quebec: Resisting The Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines, Jodi Lazare
Spousal Support In Quebec: Resisting The Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines, Jodi Lazare
Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
Since 2005, the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines have become an essential part of the practice of family law throughout Canada. Aimed at structuring discretionary spousal support determinations under the Divorce Act and increasing the fairness of awards, the Advisory Guidelines have been embraced by appellate courts across jurisdictions. Quebec is the exception to that trend. Despite that marriage and divorce fall under federal jurisdiction, Quebec courts resist the application of these non-binding rules, written by two family law scholars. This article responds to Quebec's resistance to the Advisory Guidelines and suggests that concerns about them may be misplaced. By reviewing …