On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in Family Law on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. The old playground ditty children used to recite goes like this: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me. Modern psychology has proved that is not the case. Name calling …
Family law in Canada: Genetics may play a part in divorce
On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in Family Law on Thursday, February 8, 2018. Couples get divorced for many reasons — primarily because there’s dissension in their marriages that can’t be ironed out. What most citizens in Canada may not know, however, is that divorce …
Family law: What an offer to settle means in Canada
On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in Family Law on Tuesday, February 6, 2018. If there are issues that come up in a divorce case, one party can make an offer to settle. Under family law in Canada, an offer to settle can be made by …
Family law: Separation agreements beneficial in divorce situation
On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in Family Law on Tuesday, January 16, 2018. Some relationships end. It’s a fact of life, and how the couple chooses to move forward depends entirely upon them. However, family law in Canada makes provisions for these types of …
Family law in Alberta: Does divorce need to happen in court?
On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in Family Law on Monday, January 15, 2018. As the old song goes, breaking up is hard to do. It would be even harder if the couple getting a divorce had to attend court sessions. That is not the …
Family law in Canada: Access for noncustodial parents
On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in Family Law on Thursday, January 11, 2018. Most every parent has the right to spend time with his or her child. If parents don’t share joint custody of their children after they divorce, the noncustodial parent typically has …
Family law in Canada: Adopting a non-Canadian child
On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in Family Law on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Adopting a child from abroad is a choice available to Canadians, but it’s not always an easy process. Not only will individuals have to deal with family law concerns in Canada, …
Family law: New way of parenting may challenge rules in Canada
On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in Family Law on Wednesday, December 6, 2017. There is a relatively new way of raising children that’s gaining in popularity. Two people, who are not a romantic couple, team up to raise a child together, yet live apart. …
Canada family law: Don’t give courts a reason to refuse a divorce
On behalf of Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in Family Law on Monday, December 4, 2017. There is nothing that says married couples who aren’t getting along or who have grown apart need to divorce. Â But if a couple in Canada does make that decision, they would …
Mother turns to social media to find new home for daughters
Alberta woman’s health problems lead to search for new child care arrangements While it may sound unusual, an Alberta mother is trying to give her daughters a better life by appealing to strangers on the Internet to take custody of them, according to the Edmonton Journal. The woman, who suffers …