by Tim | May 16, 2025 | Access to justice, Courts, Legal Information, Legal Profession, Uncategorized
Great news! The New Brunswick justice system is undergoing a significant transformation with a $32 million, six-year plan to modernize the courts. The initiative aims to digitize the system by introducing electronic filing, improving in-court technology, and...
by Tim | Apr 12, 2025 | Debt, Debtor/Creditor, Family Law, Uncategorized
Court: New Brunswick Court of AppealDecision Date: January 9, 2025Citation: 2025 NBCA 4 (CanLII) 📌 Overview This appeal involved a contempt order issued against Mr. O.C. for failing to pay various amounts to his former spouse, J.C., following divorce-related court...
by Tim | Jun 1, 2018 | Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Uncategorized
On May 22, 2018 the Federal Government introduced Bill C-78, which proposes changes to the Divorce Act. The proposed amendment would be the first significant revision to the Divorce Act since its enactment in 1985. The changes to the Divorce Act are designed to...
by Tim | Mar 8, 2018 | Custody, Family Law, Uncategorized
Not a week goes by that I do not hear the question: “can I pay child support directly to him/her (the child)?”. This question is usually followed by a discussion of why he or she (the other parent) is not spending the child support on the child. In this...
by Tim | Sep 14, 2017 | Curious Case, Custody, Family Law, Uncategorized
In this week’s installment of our Curious Case series, we take a look at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice case of Bruni v. Bruni, 2010 ONSC 6568. As stated in our last curious case post here, real life is often stranger than fiction. This is one of those...