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With respect to predatory marriages, too often in the past, the predatory spouse has prevailed because the common law offers limited recourse; that is, until Hunt v. Worrod. Released in December 2017, Hunt v. Worrod may just have changed the legal landscape of predatory marriage in Ontario.

This article originally appeared on The Lawyer's Daily website published by LexisNexis Canada Inc. A litigation guardian may be appointed for cognitively impaired older adults in family law proceedings. Conflicts of interest by a proposed litigation guardian should be avoided. Where significant property rights and assets are at stake, it may be useful to engage an experienced and disinterested family law lawyer as the litigation guardian for a financially incapable family law litigant.