Cross-border divorce, parenting, support and remarriage in Ontario.
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Ontario spouses equalize, not split. The valuation date, the exclusions, the matrimonial home rule, and the deadline that can cost you.
Read the guide →Both spouses have an equal right to the home after separation, and it usually cannot be sold or mortgaged without consent. Title is not the whole story.
Read the guide →The Guidelines set a baseline from income, but the real fights are over income and section 7 expenses. Support is the child's right, not a bargaining chip.
Read the guide →Income disparity does not automatically mean support. Entitlement must be established first, and the Guidelines only set a range after that.
Read the guide →Since 2021, custody and access are replaced by parenting time and decision-making, decided only on the child's best interests. The framing changed.
Read the guide →Relocation needs 60 days notice, and the other parent can object within 30 days. Move without following the rules and a court can order the child back.
Read the guide →It can keep you out of court for years, or unravel at the worst moment. Financial disclosure and independent legal advice are what make it hold.
Read the guide →Marriage and cohabitation agreements can protect property and support, but not parenting. Disclosure, timing and independent advice decide whether they hold.
Read the guide →No automatic property equalization for common-law partners, however long you lived together. Support and trust claims may apply. The myth costs people dearly.
Read the guide →The divorce order is often the easy part. Property, support and parenting are the real work, and the order of steps can affect your rights.
Read the guide →The FRO collects support and can garnish wages, suspend licences and more. A separation agreement must be filed and registered to be enforced.
Read the guide →A pension is family property to be valued and shared, and CPP credits can be split. For a long marriage it can be worth more than the house, and is easily missed.
Read the guide →Mediation, arbitration and collaborative family law can be faster, private and less damaging than court, but each has different rules and binding effect.
Read the guide →Ontario jurisdiction, dividing worldwide property, imputing foreign income, and the Hague abduction gap with mainland China.
Read the guide →Ontario requires a Foreign Divorce Authorization before a marriage licence is issued. What to submit, what the lawyer’s letter must say, and how long it takes.
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