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Call for Article Submissions

  • 23 janvier 2017
  • Erin K. Crawford

The OBA Family Law Section is accepting submissions!

Droit de la famille, Student Forum
Fay McFarlane

Parents as a Wallet and Section 3(2)

  • 21 novembre 2016
  • Fay McFarlane

Separated parents usually seem to have no problem allowing their children to become saddled with a large student loan debt at the end of their education rather than helping them, often because they are in conflict with each another.

Droit de la famille, Student Forum

My Journey as a Foreign-Qualified Lawyer

  • 11 novembre 2016
  • Sarah Nasrullah

I met my husband in a modern-day fairy tale setting: on a Facebook thread discussing Canadian immigration. While he wooed me, I was figuring out how to get licensed to practice law in Canada. And now, whenever a foreign-qualified lawyer tells me that they are ready to give up on the accreditation process, I take a deep breath and say, “Let me tell you about my journey as a foreign qualified lawyer…”

Forum des avocates, Student Forum

Mediation or Collaborative Practice - Which is for you?

  • 09 novembre 2016
  • Victoria Smith

Mediation and Collaborative Practice are processes available to family law clients who wish to resolve their issues, with professional assistance, out of court. How do you decide which process is for you?

Droit de la famille, Student Forum
Steve Benmor

Deducting Real Estate Commissions: No longer a minor deduction

  • 09 novembre 2016
  • Steve Benmor

In many divorce cases, one spouse intends to purchase the home from the other spouse. In these cases, it is not uncommon for there to be a dispute as to whether a notional real estate commission should be deducted from the buyout price.

Droit de la famille, Student Forum

My First Charter Case

  • 17 octobre 2016
  • Andrew Sudano

Andrew Sudano reflects on the experience of his first Charter challenge, raising the issue of the constitutionality of section 31 of the Family Law Act.

Young Lawyers' Division, Student Forum