Jan 29 0 Is My Professional Degree a Marital Asset? By Lorisa Stein | Collaborative Divorce & Toronto Family Law, FAQ, Legal Advice, Property Division for Married Couples, Property Sharing for Common Law Partners | No Comments During separation negotiations, the value of your advanced or professional degree may come into question. If you attained the degree during the marriage, your spouse may argue that it is… Read More
Dec 11 0 5 Basic Legal Rights When Given a Family Law Contract to Sign By Lorisa Stein | Domestic Contracts, Financial, Legal Advice, Marriage Contracts, Mediation, Negotiation, Prenups, Property Division for Married Couples, Property Sharing for Common Law Partners | No Comments Independent Legal Advice: You have an inalienable legal right to seek to independent legal advice from a lawyer of your choice before you sign a prenup, marriage contract or separation… Read More
Jul 21 0 When is a Common Law Partnership ‘Official’? By Lorisa Stein | Collaborative Divorce & Toronto Family Law, Property Sharing for Common Law Partners | No Comments There is great confusion about common-law partnerships. They are a distinct domestic household union recognized by family law courts including the Supreme Court of Canada. Common-law partnerships are not a… Read More
Apr 27 0 More Tips for Business Owners Contracting Into, During and Out of a Relationship By Lorisa Stein | Child Support, Collaborative Approach, Divorce, Domestic Contracts, Family Business, Marriage Contracts, Property Division for Married Couples, Property Sharing for Common Law Partners, Spousal Support | No Comments When entrepreneurs and small business owners are transitioning their personal relationships such as cohabiting or separating is to learn about their right to secure their wealth and prepare for an… Read More
Aug 19 0 Equalization of Property: What’s in and What’s out? By Lorisa Stein | Property Division for Married Couples, Property Sharing for Common Law Partners | No Comments In Ontario if there is no domestic contract executed prior to or during the marriage, married spouses who face a breakdown in their relationship will divide the value of their… Read More
Apr 16 0 Property Division and Fully Disclosure in Family Law Settlements By Lorisa Stein | Property Division for Married Couples, Property Sharing for Common Law Partners | No Comments In the family law field, clients are asked and expected to produce documents demonstrating their income from all sources, property of all sorts and debts and liabilities. The probable value… Read More
Mar 11 0 Crisis during Negotiation of an Agreement By Lorisa Stein | Property Division for Married Couples, Property Sharing for Common Law Partners | No Comments Whether clients are married or cohabiting, separation is an emotional and often stressful time. Once the terms of an agreement have been reached on how the negotiations will proceed -collaborative… Read More
Nov 19 0 A CORPORATE RETREAT, OR MATRIMONIAL HOME? By Lorisa Stein | Cohabitation Agreements, Collaborative Approach, Consultations, Divorce, Family Business, Independent Legal Advice, Marriage Contracts, Negotiation, Property Division for Married Couples, Property Sharing for Common Law Partners, Separation Agreements, Silver Separation - Grey Divorce | No Comments When a new client arrived for our initial consultation he seemed sullen and distracted. I asked what he was thinking about. He sighed and explained how he always believed that… Read More
Nov 05 0 Two sides to Joint Ownership of the House with the Children By Lorisa Stein | Child Support, Cohabitation Agreements, Collaborative Approach, Collaborative Divorce & Toronto Family Law, Consultations, Divorce, Family Business, Independent Legal Advice, Marriage Contracts, Negotiation, Property Sharing for Common Law Partners, Separation Agreements, Silver Separation - Grey Divorce | No Comments Parents who solely own a house or cottage think about changing the ownership of these assets to include their children. While there may be sentimental or economic reasons for doing… Read More
Oct 29 0 Family Business Valuations and Marriage Contracts By Lorisa Stein | Cohabitation Agreements, Consultations, Divorce, Family Business, Independent Legal Advice, Marriage Contracts, Mediation, Negotiation, Post Separation Changes, Property Division for Married Couples, Property Sharing for Common Law Partners, Separation Agreements, Silver Separation - Grey Divorce, Spousal Support | No Comments A business owner was discussing seeking legal advice with Sandra, his high school sweetheart, about the impact his flourishing import/export corporation may face once they married. Jacques and his business… Read More