Canada: Family Law

Estate planners (and litigators) often encounter families who have made informal verbal agreements about how assets are to be dealt with on death. While oral agreements may seem convenient and cost-effective at the time they are made, they all-too-frequently lead to disputes down the road

Can a text message sent by a will-maker alter a will? In Paige v Noel, 2025 BCCA 358 ("Paige"), the British Columbia Court...

A recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision offers a clear reminder that in family property disputes, procedural risk can be just as determinative as the underlying legal issues.

Le 15e Séminaire annuel sur les régimes de retraite et les avantages sociaux, qui s'est tenu le 22 octobre 2025...

Child support is one of the most common topics in family law, but what what happens when a parent refuses to pay? That was the situation in a recent case in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in which a father...

The 15th Annual Pension & Benefits Seminar, held on October 22, 2025, brought together leading pension professionals to discuss recent developments, emerging challenges, and best practices in the pensions...

When a person's death is the result of someone else's fault, such as in a car crash or slip and fall, the deceased's next-of-kin usually...

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The federal government has updated the Federal Child Support Tables, effective October 1, 2025.