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Family Law Act section 2(4-7) & Divorce Act section 21.1 are the relevant provisions when it comes to removal of barriers to remarriage within that spouse’s faith. These two sections deal with the issue where one spouse refuses to remove a bar/s to religious marriage.
What is meant by social assistance? Ontario has two social assistance programs to help eligible residents who are in financial need: Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) which helps people who have disabilities and has two components to it- Income Support Employment Support Ontario Works (OW)
Foreign Divorce Canada can truly boast for its multiculturalism where people hail from various ethnic backgrounds and religions. Due to this fact courts in Canada sometimes are faced with some very novel and interesting scenarios. Two recent examples of those situations are when Ontario Superior
Spousal Support The purpose of spousal support is to ease the impact of economic hardship that results from the marriage or its breakdown. The economic or financial objectives behind spousal support are: balancing the economic advantages and disadvantages of the marriage and its breakdown; adjusting
What is Child Support? It is the right of the children to be supported by their parents in accordance with their incomes. Child support is the money one parent pays the other for the financial support of their child/children. In most cases, the parent who
What is Child Access ? Access means the time the non-custodial parent has the child in his or her care. If a child is at risk in a parent’s care because that parent may be violent, suffers from alcohol or drug addiction, or has health
What is Child Custody? Custody is the right and responsibility of a parent to make major decisions for his or her child. Types of Custody There are two types of custody : Sole custody means that one parent makes all major decisions for the minor
Importance of Title Insurance Title Insurance protects ownership interest in the property from losses incurred as a result of unknown title defects or title fraud, lien on title, outstanding building permit, municipal issues, encroachment issues that exist at the time of purchase but not known
Using a Lawyer when buying a condo unit Solicitor makes sure the agreement is conditional for, typically, 12 business days upon the buyer receiving a status certificate from the condo corporation. Solicitor reviews the status certificate showing the financial status of the condominium corporation. Verifies
Statutory Protections for Condominium Buyers Buyers of condominium units have statutory protection and should be aware that : Purchase agreement is not binding until the current disclosure statement is delivered to the buyer. Buyer can rescind the agreement within 10 days of receipt of disclosure
