Back Child Support for Teenage Children
The issue of back child support for teenage children often arises after a teenager alters the status quo by moving from one parent’s residence to the other….
The issue of back child support for teenage children often arises after a teenager alters the status quo by moving from one parent’s residence to the other….
The Supreme Court of Canada articulated the test for retroactive child support in D.B.S. v. S.G.R., 2006 SCC 37. Since then, the nuances of retroactive child support…
The factors a court must consider before making an order for back child support were identified by the Supreme Court of Canada in D.B.S. v. S.R.G., 2006 SCC 37….
Once a court determines that a retroactive child support award should be ordered, it must then decide on the date of retroactivity; in other words, when does…
The most common basis for a constructive trust is unjust enrichment, but on some occasions, even where there is no unjust enrichment in the traditional sense, “good…
Resulting trusts are as firmly grounded in the settlor’s intent as express trusts, but with this difference: the intent is inferred or presumed as a matter of…
Parents often promise their children that they will inherit certain property or assets when they die; when the promised inheritance is not reflected in the will or…
Canadian courts have developed the remedial constructive trust to prevent unjust enrichment. Pursuant to seminal cases such as Pettkus v. Becker, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 834, it is…
Let’s discuss “constructive trusts” as a remedy for fraud or disloyal conduct by an agent (agents owe a “fiduciary duty” to their client, which means they must…
The conceptual core of wills variation legislation is to permit judicial interference with testamentary freedom where adequate provision has not been made in respect of a narrow…
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