Domestic Contract may still be Valid without being witnessed

In Gallacher v. Friesen, the parties cohabited in 2007 and until November 20, 2012. The parties have one child together. In 2008, the Respondent mother asked the Appellant father to sign a domestic contract, which gave up his rights to make property claims against the Respondent mother. The Appellant father took the contract to a […]

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Annual $50,000 Gift from Parents Imputed as Husband’s Income

In Horowitz v. Nightingale, the couple had been married for sixteen years and they had three children together. In calculating the husband’s annual “income” for support purposes, the Courts were required to determine if the total should include a regular gift of $50,000 he received each year from his parents and his RRSP withdrawals. Annual […]