By John T. Syrtash, Associate, Garfin Zeidenberg LLP, a Toronto family law lawyer for the past 39 years (see www.freemychild.ca). When a couple separates, the payor of “periodic” spousal support is entitled under the Income Tax Act of Canada to deduct the amounts he pays his spouse from his taxable income. The support recipient must include this spousal...Read More

By AILIN HE, LL.B., MSc The amendments to the federal Divorce Act came into force on March 1, 2021. The following is a summary of important changes: 1. Terminology: “custody” and “access” have been replaced with “decision making responsibility” and “parenting time”; 2. Family dispute resolution: lawyers must inform and encourage clients to participate in...Read More

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By John T. Syrtash, Associate, Garfin Zeidenberg LLP, a Toronto family law lawyer for the past 40 years. We’re getting married, and will live in the home that I own. My brother, who is divorced, says I would lose the house if we were to divorce. How can that be? Syrtash: People spend a lot...Read More

Listen to the podcast on Buzzsprout. Call Marlene Kazman to learn how the amended Divorce Act changes your parental responsibilities: Email kazman@gzlegal.com , Phone +1.416.642.5416.Read More

By Jordan N. Potasky In June of 2020 the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”) released its decision in the case of Uber Technologies Inc. v Heller, 2020 SCC 16.  In that case the SCC  ruled that the arbitration provisions in Uber’s standard service agreements with drivers was invalid because it was unconscionable thereby, potentially,...Read More