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A brief history of a young lawyer's career in wills and estates law

In the fall of 2014, JUST magazine asked lawyers and legal practitioners for their favourite music playlists in its "Songs for Lawyers" series. But...they didn't include responses from family lawyers. So, Toronto family lawyer Andrew Sudano picks up the ball in this article - the definitive "Songs for Family Lawyers" list.

If you did not already know, a parent’s obligation to financially support their child is not a one-way responsibility. As the baby- boomer generation approaches retirement, what does the law say about our legal responsibilities to support our elders (in addition, of course, to our moral ones). In this article, Andrew Sudano discusses the law surrounding this reciprocal support obligation.

A selection of entertaining and memorable tales and quotes from the legal profession.

This month in Family Law, Andrew Sudano looks at two recent American relationship studies which may signal a seismic shift in how people view relationships.

Cheers to Tuesdays! Come join the YLD at the OBA Pub Nights on Tuesdays in June for an opportunity to meet and establish connections with both young and experienced lawyers, expand your network of contacts and develop and enhance life, legal and career skills.

The Ontario Human Rights Code aims to ensure that everyone has a right to equal treatment with respect to services, goods and facilities, without discrimination because of disability. Although the medical community recognizes that smoking is in fact an addiction similar to alcohol and drug dependencies, which have both been found to be disabilities within the meaning of the Code, the case law is divided on the legal issue of addiction to nicotine.

This article discusses the conflict of laws issues that surround cruise ship liability. In the United States cruise ship personal injury litigation has grown to become a specialized practice area with the maritime law field. Canadians are no stranger to the growing popularity of cruise ship travel. Therefore, it is important to understand the complex legal issues that exist in pursuing litigation for injury suffered at sea.

It's bound to be an exciting summer not only for the Liberal Party of Canada, but also for defamation law: in the space of two weeks, the Grits initiated not one, but two high-profile defamation actions. Putting aside politics, each action offers to Ontario courts an opportunity to engage with the concept of “reputation” in modern Canadian society. In this article, Mark A.B. Donald discusses how these two actions might further define how "reputation" impacts the law of defamation.

Despite Kanye West's assertion that "18 years" is the de facto end of childhood, the law regarding child support under the Divorce Act and Federal Child Support Guidelines indicates that a parent’s obligation to support their child may extend beyond the age of 18. In this article, Andrew Sudano discusses ongoing child support obligations in cases involving an older "child of the marriage".