4 November 2026 | Family Law
They lived their married life in the United Arab Emirates. She came back to Quebec with their daughter; he filed for divorce over there. Four years, two countries and more than a million dollars in legal fees later, the Superior Court must decide who will rule on what...
31 October 2026 | Family Law
She met him on holiday in Cuba, married him, sponsored his move to Canada and paid for the wedding. Shortly after he arrived, she says, the man in love became a completely different person. Convinced she had been trapped in a marriage arranged for immigration...
24 October 2026 | Family Law
Married without a marriage contract and separated in 2022, the spouses have only one asset to divide: land registered in the wife’s name, on which the husband built a garage. A few months after the separation, he signs a “sale agreement” for the...
18 October 2026 | Family Law
Married in 2000, separated in 2020, after a traditional division of roles: his career came first, while she worked part-time in a job that fit their daughter’s needs. In 2024, a first judgment awarded the former wife spousal support while clearly telling her to...
8 October 2026 | Family Law
Two months after the breakup, a wife signs an agreement giving her $70,000 in exchange for giving up all her rights in the division of the couple’s property. A month later, she changes her mind. Her ex-husband asks the court to hold her to her signature. In a...
26 September 2026 | Family Law
What actually happens to a minor child when a parent dies — and what has changed for grandparents since 2022. Léa is eight. Her parents have been separated since she was three: she lived mainly with her mother, in Gatineau, and saw her father every other weekend. In...
