How confidential are records submitted to the Office of the Children’s Lawyer?
So, the court appoints the Office of the Children’s Lawyer ("OCL") to help with your family case in involving children. You do the intake...
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May 272 min read
Who is the beneficial owner of a transferred property?
An interesting question that recently arose related to who was the beneficial owner of a property after having transferred to his son?...
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Shankar Law Office
May 253 min read
EXPARTE ORDERS IN FAMILY LAW
Sometimes, I have family clients who want an urgent motion for relief without even notice to the opposing party. This is called an ex...
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Shankar Law Office
Apr 164 min read
TO PLEA OR NOT TO PLEA WHEN FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES?
If charged with a criminal offence, you will face a decision with consequences that can reverberate throughout the rest of your life: do...
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Shankar Law Office
Mar 252 min read
Should Youth Records Be Disclosed After Conviction?
From time to time this question arises amongst some of my clients. It appears to be a difficult answer. So I have done the research and I...
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Shankar Law Office
Dec 15, 20233 min read
Another Look at a Partition and Sale Case:
Recently, the Superior Court agreed that a partition and sale with joint tenants cannot go ahead under the Partition and Sale Act because...
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Shankar Law Office
Nov 16, 20232 min read
A Person's Capacity for Involuntary Treatment and for Their Finances:
Sometimes, I am asked to represent clients whom either a hospital or relatives allege are unable to voluntarily make decisions about...
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Shankar Law Office
Oct 9, 20232 min read
Forcing the Partition and Sale of a Jointly Owned Matrimonial Home
I used to think that this area was clearcut. I still believe so but there seem to be varying decisions from various Superior Courts. One...
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Shankar Law Office
Oct 2, 20231 min read
Sex Assault Cases: Should I or Should I Not Call the Accused to Testify on His or Her Own Behalf?
The criminal court system is flooded by sex assault cases. As a lawyer, we take on several sex assault cases in our office. Attached is a...
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Shankar Law Office
Nov 18, 20223 min read
How Not to be "Taken to the Cleaners"
As this title states, it implies that one or both parties at the end of a divorce of a couple or separation for a non-married couple are...
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Shankar Law Office
Jun 15, 20222 min read
Going Through a Child Protection Case? Don't Lose Hope.
Justice Sherr just released an empowering decision in Children’s Aid Society of Toronto v. N.G., 2022 ONCJ 235 For any family going...
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Shankar Law Office
Jan 15, 20223 min read
Unequal Division of Net Family Property: A High Bar to Achieve
Sometimes, clients ask me if, based on poor spending habits by the other party, they can have their net family property unequally divided...
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Shankar Law Office
Dec 16, 20211 min read
Don't Change the Status Quo Based on the COVID-19 Excuse!
In this decision just released, the Court refuted the stance of the mother that there was a need to diverge from the pre-pandemic status...
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