To divide property is the process of dividing a married couple's assets and debts. This usually happens after they separate or divorce.
Married couples usually share the value of their property. This means that the partner who has more property usually pays money to the partner who has less property. Usually, the property itself is...
A party or parties are the people or organizations directly involved in a court case, contract, agreement, or other legal matter. For example, a party can be one person or a group of two or more people, a corporation, or an agency like the Family Responsibility Office or Children’s Aid Society.
In most family law cases, both partners are...
An annulment is a court order that your marriage was not valid from the start. You might get one if, for example, your partner was still married to someone else when they married you.
It is rare to get an annulment to legally end a marriage. Most of the time you need to get a divorce to legally end a marriage.
Imputing income is when the court decides how much income a person makes or should be making. This figure is different from the income the person says they earn.For example, if a person says that they have no income, but there is proof that they earn income in cash that they do not report on their income taxes, the judge can impute income. Or if...
A legal aid certificate is a document that says Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) covers the cost of a private lawyer to work on your legal problem for a certain number of hours.
To get a legal aid certificate, you must show that your income and assets are low enough, and that your legal issue is one that LAO covers.
Mediation-arbitration is a process that tries to solve your legal issues without going to court. It combines the alternative dispute resolution processes of mediation and arbitration.
First, you and your partner meet with a neutral mediator, who is trained to help you agree on your issues without taking sides. Then, if you have not...
Negotiation is the process of trying to agree with your partner. Both partners usually need to agree to something other than what they had first wanted, for them to agree. You can negotiate with or without a lawyer.
Parenting coordination is an alternative dispute resolution process that tries to help parents who have a court order or parenting plan resolve their issues without going to court.
Partners meet with a neutral person, called a parenting coordinator, who helps them resolve their day-to-day conflicts about their parenting plan or order.