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Summary of a recent New Brunswick case in which a former same sex spouse attempted to contract out of child support obligations.

Aetna Financial Services Ltd. v. Feigelman | 1985 CarswellMan 379 | Supreme Court of Canada

Both parties have declared victory, the appellant because he obtained a new hearing on sanction and the respondent because it was successful on eleven of the twelve points raised, including five allegations of professional misconduct.

Garwood v. Garwood Estate | 2013 CarswellMan 324 | Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench

Having reviewed the relevant case law, and with great respect for all those who hold a contrary view, I am not at all satisfied that the Supreme Court of Canada has directly, or by necessary implication, overruled R.

Recent decision dealing with the powers of the trial readiness and case management judges in a parental alienation case.

Carter v. B.C. Federation of Foster Parents Assn. | 2005 CarswellBC 1854 | British Columbia Court of Appeal

I confess to finding the situation rather surreal — one, indeed, that would have excited the admiration of Lewis Carroll.

Interesting case from BC Court of Appeal dealing with protection of Aboriginal religious rights under s 2(a) of the Charter.

In 1947 that irreverant sage George Bernard Shaw made this observation: To expect an average farmer to be not only a sower and a reaper, but an agricultural chemist, an accountant, a meteorologist, a veterinary expert, a merchant, a financier and a resident housekeeper all united in a single Admirable Crichton is ridiculous; yet this is our practice.

This post explains how to set up a KeyCite Alert in westlaw Canada to automatically monitor citing references.

Summary of an interesting Supreme Court case in which the validity of the federal Child Support Guidelines was challenged in the Federal Court