The Court of Appeal decision of Czieslik v. Ayuso, 2007 ONCA 305 changed the manner in which the courts have approached fault-based conduct and the division of net family property in Ontario. We will discuss how this important case has changed family law. Background The parties married in 1989. This was the third marriage for the wife, …
Net Family Property, Unconscionability, and Unequal Division Read More »
In Ontario, there is a presumption that a child support payor will pay the Table amount of child support in accordance with s. 3(1) of the Federal Child Support Guidelines, SOR/97-175. The Table amount of child support is determined by two factors – the payor’s income and the number of children. Schedule 1 of the …
The High Bar of Proving Undue Hardship in Ontario Read More »
Background The Plaintiff, Darren Pohl, started working at the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1992. After a history of positive work performance, he worked his way up to the position of a Sales Manager where he oversaw eight departments and had 30 sales associates reporting to him. On September 15, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, HBC …
A study by the Workplace Bullying Institute found that 37 per cent of workers have been bullied, and within that group, 57 per cent of the bullying victims have been women. The majority of workers experience bullying from individuals in a position of authority. It is not surprising that being victimized by a bullying at …