When co-parents live in different provinces and parenting issues arise, they can try to come to an agreement themselves or with the help of a professional. If not, there are legal processes to figure out which court should decide.EDITOR’S NOTE This article was first published in LawNow on … [Read more...]
Changes to Jurisdictional Provisions under the Divorce Act
Changes to Canada's Divorce Act that came into effect on March 1, 2021 include major changes to jurisdictional rules.There are several notable changes to Canada’s Divorce Act that came into effect on March 1, 2021. These changes are made through Bill C-78 which received Royal Assent on June 21, … [Read more...]
What, Why and Where: Untangling Jurisdiction in Family Law
It can be a real challenge to figure out which court to go to when a family law problem needs to be resolved by a judge. You may need to go to a court where you live, or a court somewhere else. If you are going to a court where you live, you’ll have to decide which of the three levels of court you … [Read more...]
Questioning Jurisdiction
One of the great unanswered questions in Canadian charity law is just how far the federal government’s jurisdiction extends over “Establishment, Maintenance, and Management of Hospitals, Asylums, Charities, and Eleemosynary Institutions”. That is the language used in s. 92(7) of the 1867 … [Read more...]
