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Tax Tip: Reporting the Sale of Your Principal Residence is Now a Must
Topic: Income Tax February 17, 2017 by Carol Cochrane
On October 3, 2016, the government announced a change to the reporting requirements when a person sells their principal residence. In past, when your principal residence was sold, you did …
Legal Aid Certificates & Family Law
Topic: Family Law February 7, 2017 by Erika Young
Access to justice has been a growing problem in Canada for many years. The legal system has seen an increasing number of individuals representing themselves either because they simply cannot …
Focus on Interests by Setting Goals
Topic: Family Law January 23, 2017 by Jim Jeffcott
As a follow up to my previous blog post, “Why Being Nice to Your Spouse Can be Good for You,” I am sharing with you an explanation about how setting …
Why Being Nice to Your Spouse Can be Good for You
Topic: Family Law by Jim Jeffcott
So often when one is engaged in a family law dispute the tendency is to want to get the other spouse or beat the other spouse. Generally, I do not …
What is Collaborative Process and how can it help your family?
Topic: Estates and Succession, Family Law December 21, 2016 by Jim Jeffcott
For the last decade or so, a group of family law lawyers in Ottawa have offered a different way to resolve issues related to relationship breakdowns, parenting conflicts and to …
Is the termination of LTD benefits at age 65 a discriminatory practice under the Canada Human Rights Act?
Topic: Employment and Labour Law November 30, 2016 by Tess Brown
By: Tess Brown, B.Soc.Sc., J.D. – Litigation Lawyer, Low Murchison Radnoff LLP Email: tbrown@lmrlawyers.com Since coming into force in 2006, the Canada Human Rights Act (hereinafter the “Act”) has effectively …