Canadians may not be surprised to hear that family lawyers are lucky to get through the month of December without a "Christmas access motion," in which a court is asked to decide where Timmy will spend his holiday as warring parents can't agree.

But few are aware that the end of May heralds the beginning of another dramatic period in the family law calendar — "marriage contract season." 

Torkin Manes lawyer Laurie H. Pawlitza discusses what you need to know before you agree to a marriage contract in the Financial Post.

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