Credits to the Canada Pension Plan are earned by anyone over the age of 18 who works and earns more than $3,500.00 per year. Credits are matched by your employer. Your CPP credits provide you with retirement income, and potentially disability benefits and death benefits. CPP credits are considered sharable family property under Provincial legislation. […]
The mediation of family law issues remains the most cost effective method of reaching settlement of the issues child custody and parenting, child and spousal support, and the division of family property on separation and divorce. I have been mediating these issues for separated parties for over 10 years. I offer mediation services in both […]
Calculating income for child support is often misunderstood. Many times I have heard that we look only at “employment income”, “total income”, “T4 income” or “Line 150 income”. Unfortunately, this simplified method of calculating income is not correct; the Federal Child Support Guidelines requires an analysis of all income available from which child support can […]
The Divorce Act of Canada has one legal test when it comes to decisions over children and their care – what is in the best interests of the children? This principle is the mandatory and legislated basis of any decision made by a judge when deciding custody, access, parenting, or anything else related to children […]
One consequence of separating is the need to purchase a new home. Buying a new home is exciting, represents the start of a new part of the purchaser’s life, and is often symbolic of the process of moving on and healing. Like all things, though, you need to consider the timing of such a purchase. […]
