Family
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August 13, 2025
Validation denied: Pour-over will clauses in Canada
Pour-over will clauses are a popular estate planning tool in the United States — when included in a will, they “pour” part of the estate, usually the residue, into an existing inter vivos trust. Despite their popularity south of the border, pour-over clauses are not recognized as valid in much of Canada.
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August 13, 2025
Three judicial appointments made to Ontario courts
Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, announced yesterday that Jennifer M. Moser, Alexandra J. Bignucolo and Lisa M. Walters have been appointed judges of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in London.
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August 13, 2025
MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT - Child support - Dependent children - Attendance at educational institution - Variation or termination of obligation
Appeal by appellant from order varying his child support obligations. The appellant and respondent shared two children, M and A. In September 2023, Marzari J. made an order declaring that M was and would continue to be a child of the marriage until Jan. 15, 2024, at which point she was required to provide proof of enrolment in a program of studies to the appellant.
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August 12, 2025
Admissibility of fresh evidence in question in murder appeal
On June 30, 2019, rival groups, which included two men, Moadd Maadani and Ryan Kabuya-Ntumba, clashed outside the PPL bar in Ottawa’s ByWard Market.
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August 11, 2025
‘The fight of our lifetime’: ABA president receives award for defending rule of law
“This is the fight of our lifetime,” said American Bar Association (ABA) president William Bay while receiving the Ontario Bar Association’s (OBA) President’s Award on behalf of American lawyers on Aug. 7. The award comes as the ABA has launched a lawsuit against the United States federal government for allegedly using its powers to coerce lawyers and law firms to abandon clients, causes and policy positions President Donald Trump opposes.
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August 11, 2025
Strategies for being selected to apply for Permanent Residency under Express Entry
Canada’s immigration landscape in 2025 is undergoing significant changes, with a focus on reducing overall immigration numbers, prioritizing temporary residents already in Canada for permanent residency, and managing the influx of international students. The Immigration Levels Plan for 2025 to 2027 outlines a gradual decrease in permanent resident admissions, with targets set at 395,000 in 2025, 380,000 in 2026 and 365,000 in 2027.
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August 08, 2025
B.C. judge certifies Indigenous child welfare class action despite Federal Court of Appeal setback
The British Columbia Supreme Court has certified a class action on behalf of thousands of off-reserve Indigenous children and families affected by what plaintiffs call the “Millennium Scoop,” alleging the ongoing, widespread removal of Indigenous children from their families by the child welfare system.
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August 08, 2025
Federal judges seek $60K pay hike but Ottawa says no raise needed to attract senior bar to bench
Chief justices are pointing to newly disclosed data about private bar lawyers’ rising incomes and declining appointments to the bench to bolster the judiciary’s contention that inadequate judicial compensation and onerous job demands are deterring “outstanding” lawyers from seeking federal judicial appointments.
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August 08, 2025
Ontario announces expanded London Justice Centre to aid at-risk youth
The Government of Ontario has announced the opening of the London Justice Centre expansion, a “newly renovated downtown facility located in Youth Opportunities Unlimited’s (YOU) Joan’s Place.”
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August 08, 2025
New N.S. AI guidebook warns of over-reliance in legal practices
Nova Scotia’s law society is using a new guidebook to warn members against becoming over-reliant on artificial intelligence in their practices — and urging them to heed instances where lawyers ended up in hot water over its misuse.