You look at the child support number, and it doesn’t add up. Your ex claims a modest income, but there is a new truck in the driveway and a trip south every winter. You wonder if the numbers on paper match real life. Hiding income for child support [...]
You had your suspicions some time ago. The joint account statement that used to arrive every month no longer shows up. Your spouse changed a password and brushed off your question. A bonus mentioned a few months ago never came up again. None of it proved anything on [...]
You keep your phone charged and close, just in case. You park somewhere your ex will not recognize your car. You’ve told your kids to text you the moment they get home from a visit, and you don’t relax until they do. At Amiri Family Law, we work [...]
You and your spouse agree on one thing. Neither of you wants to spend the next two years fighting in a courtroom. You still split the grocery runs. You still handle school pickups together. Yet every conversation about the house or a pension turns into a standoff. You [...]
When support does not arrive, the problem is immediate. Rent, groceries, and other household costs do not wait. A Burlington recipient may be missing money required by an order, while a Mississauga payor may be dealing with job loss, a payroll error, or an order that no longer [...]
If you’re facing a divorce later in life, you may feel like the future you carefully built is suddenly uncertain. You might be wondering whether you’ll have enough savings to retire, what will happen to the family home, or how you’ll rebuild after decades of marriage. Known as [...]
When a couple with children separates or divorces in Ontario, parenting arrangements are based on the circumstances at the time and the best interests of the children. Family law in Ontario is flexible enough to allow for the inevitable “life changes” that affect parents but there are strict [...]
Child support in Ontario is the right of the child. If your ex-spouse has not been paying the requisite support for months or even years, your child is missing out. Did you know that you have the right to claim retroactive child support to claw back the [...]
Parenting Plans in Ontario: How to Create an Effective Co-Parenting Agreement During separation and divorce in Ontario, parents must make many decisions for the benefit of their children. With the emotional turmoil and stress of a relationship breakup, it can be challenging for parents to set [...]
Deciding to separate or divorce can be one of the hardest decisions an individual makes in life. Before taking definitive steps to end a relationship, it is important to understand what it entails from a legal standpoint, the consequences, and the options available. Considerable help for separating spouses [...]
