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In January of 2019, after 34 years with Thomson Rogers, Patrick Schmidt retired from the firm.

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Patrick D. Schmidt was admitted to The Law Society of Ontario in 1979 and Certified as a Specialist in Family Law since 1992. He had a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto (1974) and a Bachelor of Laws from Queen’s University Faculty of Law (1977). Patrick Schmidt was a senior family law practitioner and a partner at Thomson Rogers in Toronto.

The Best Lawyers in Canada included Patrick in its annual listing since the publication’s first edition in 2006; The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory ranked him as Consistently Recommended. His rating in LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell was BV distinguished – very high.

Patrick Schmidt’s practice concentrated on matrimonial litigation with a focus on financial issues. He was a frequent presenter at continuing legal education and advocacy programs. Patrick Schmidt is a former appointee of the Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Ontario to the Ontario Family Law Rules Committee (1992–2004 and 2012-2016) and the Ontario Civil Rules Committee (2005–2011).  He was a member of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, The Advocates’ Society, the Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations.

Patrick retired from practice in 2019.

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Toronto (1974)
  • Bachelor of Laws, Queens University Faculty of Law (1977)

Professional Accreditations and Affiliations

  • LEXPERT Ranked Lawyer
  • Listed in Best Lawyers® Canada since 2006
  • Martindale-Hubbell Ranked Lawyer
  • The Advocates’ Society
  • The Canadian Bar Association
  • The Family Law Rules Committee for Ontario (1992-2004)
  • The Civil Rules Committee for Ontario
  • The Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association
  • The International Academy of Family Lawyers
  • Dispute Resolution Officer of the Superior Court of Justice

Additional Information

Additional Practice Areas

  • Civil Litigation
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  • Patrick has worked on the following notable cases:

    Case Name & Citation Court Judgment Date Source
    1 Lindstrom c. Knowles, [2014] C.S.C.R. no 161 CASCC 2014/04/14 Supreme Court of Canada Rulings on Applications for Leave to Appeal and Other Motions
    2 Knowles v. Lindstrom, [2014] O.J. No. 695 ONCA 2014/02/13 Ontario Judgments
    3 Jordan v. Stewart, [2013] O.J. No. 3707 ONSupCtJus 2013/08/15 Ontario Judgments
    4 Knowles v. Lindstrom, [2013] O.J. No. 2439 ONSupCtJus 2013/05/15 Ontario Judgments
    5 Jordan v. Stewart, [2013] O.J. No. 903 ONSupCtJus 2013/03/01 Ontario Judgments
    6 Jordan v. Stewart, [2012] O.J. No. 2355 ONSupCtJus 2012/05/28 Ontario Judgments
    7 Thompson v. Thompson, [2011] O.J. No. 6259 ONSupCtJus 2011/11/15 Ontario Judgments
    8 Johanns v. Fulford, [2011] O.J. No. 4749 ONSupCtJus 2011/10/26 Ontario Judgments
    9 Johanns v. Fulford, [2011] O.J. No. 4071 ONSupCtJus 2011/09/14 Ontario Judgments
    10 Johanns v. Fulford, [2011] O.J. No. 3121 ONSupCtJus 2011/07/06 Ontario Judgments
    11 D’Alimonte v. Porretta, [2011] O.J. No. 1794 ONCA 2011/04/20 Ontario Judgments
    12 Slater v. Slater, [2011] O.J. No. 417 ONSupCtJus 2011/02/02 Ontario Judgments
    13 Johanns v. Fulford, [2010] O.J. No. 6320 ONCtJus 2010/12/21 Ontario Judgments
    14 D.J. v. S.F., [2010] O.J. No. 6158 ONCtJus 2010/11/02 Ontario Judgments
    15 Slater v. Slater, [2010] O.J. No. 4508 ONSupCtJus 2010/10/22 Ontario Judgments
    16 Anderson v. McWatt, [2010] O.J. No. 2106 ONSupCtJus 2010/05/20 Ontario Judgments
    17 Slater v. Slater, [2010] O.J. No. 791 ONSupCtJus 2010/03/01 Ontario Judgments
    18 Takhar v. Takhar, [2009] O.J. No. 5598 ONSupCtJus 2009/11/23 Ontario Judgments
    19 Anderson v. McWatt, [2009] O.J. No. 4981 ONSupCtJus 2009/11/19 Ontario Judgments
    20 Gold v. Gold, [2009] O.J. No. 4000 ONSupCtJus 2009/09/29 Ontario Judgments
    21 Takhar v. Takhar, [2009] O.J. No. 3882 ONSupCtJus 2009/09/14 Ontario Judgments
    22 Pengilley v. Pengilley, [2009] O.J. No. 3227 ONSupCtJus 2009/07/28 Ontario Judgments
    23 Van de Mierden v. Van de Mierden, [2009] O.J. No. 2453 ONSupCtJus 2009/06/11 Ontario Judgments
    24 Van De Mierden v. Van De Mierden, [2009] O.J. No. 2865 ONSupCtJus 2009/05/14 Ontario Judgments
    25 Bruce v. Bruce, [2008] O.J. No. 5708 ONSupCtJus 2008/11/05 Ontario Judgments
    26 Citron v. Citron, [2008] O.J. No. 5468 ONSupCtJus 2008/10/02 Ontario Judgments
    27 Green v. Green, [2008] O.J. No. 3778 ONSupCtJus 2008/09/29 Ontario Judgments
    28 Both v. Both, [2008] O.J. No. 3333 ONSupCtJus 2008/09/02 Ontario Judgments
    29 Stewart v. Stewart, [2008] O.J. No. 3478 ONSupCtJus 2008/08/27 Ontario Judgments
    30 Stewart v. Stewart, [2008] O.J. No. 4828 ONSupCtJus 2008/07/18 Ontario Judgments
    31 Vranich v. Vranich, [2008] O.J. No. 3765 ONSupCtJus 2008/07/18 Ontario Judgments
    32 Zafir v. Diamond, [2008] O.J. No. 1370 ONSupCtJus 2008/04/09 Ontario Judgments
    33 Lynch v. Segal, [2007] O.J. No. 4983 ONSupCtJus 2007/12/19 Ontario Judgments
    34 Reisman v. Reisman, [2007] O.J. No. 5449 ONSupCtJusDivCt 2007/12/10 Ontario Judgments
    35 Green v. Green, [2007] O.J. No. 4613 ONSupCtJus 2007/11/27 Ontario Judgments
    36 J.C. v. A.M.M., [2007] O.J. No. 3887 ONSupCtJus 2007/09/26 Ontario Judgments
    37 Elieff v. Elieff, [2007] O.J. No. 1802 ONSupCtJus 2007/05/07 Ontario Judgments
    38 Jordan v. Stewart, [2007] O.J. No. 1359 ONSupCtJus 2007/04/12 Ontario Judgments
    39 Green v. Green, [2007] O.J. No. 454 ONSupCtJus 2007/02/08 Ontario Judgments
    40 Balkou v. Morgan, [2007] O.J. No. 359 ONSupCtJus 2007/02/02 Ontario Judgments
    41 Strobele v. Strobele, [2006] O.J. No. 4580 ONCA 2006/11/17 Ontario Judgments
    42 Strobele v. Strobele, [2006] O.J. No. 4220 ONCA 2006/10/24 Ontario Judgments
    43 Weinrib v. Baker, [2006] O.J. No. 3470 ONSupCtJus 2006/08/29 Ontario Judgments
    44 Thomson v. Ludwick, [2006] O.J. No. 3707 ONSupCtJusFam Ct 2006/06/30 Ontario Judgments
    45 Weinrib v. Baker, [2006] O.J. No. 2713 ONSupCtJus 2006/04/28 Ontario Judgments
    46 Belittchenko v. Belittchenko, [2006] O.J. No. 5493 ONSupCtJus 2006/04/12 Ontario Judgments
    47 Murray v. Murray, [2005] S.C.C.A. No. 481 CASCC 2006/02/23 Supreme Court of Canada Rulings on Applications for Leave to Appeal and Other Motions
    48 Murray v. Murray [Indexed as: Murray v. Murray], 79 O.R. (3d) 147 ONCA 2005/12/15 Ontario Reports
    49 Murray v. Murray, [2005] O.J. No. 5379 ONCA 2005/12/15 Ontario Judgments
    50 Munro v. Munro, [2005] O.J. No. 4167 ONSupCtJusDivCt 2005/09/29 Ontario Judgments
    51 Lee-Chin v. Lee-Chin, [2005] O.J. No. 4108 ONSupCtJus 2005/09/26 Ontario Judgments
    52 Murray v. Murray, [2005] O.J. No. 3564 ONCA 2005/08/29 Ontario Judgments
    53 Murray v. Murray, [2005] O.J. No. 3563 ONCA 2005/08/29 Ontario Judgments
    54 Murray v. Murray* [Indexed as: Murray v. Murray], 76 O.R. (3d) 546 ONCA 2005/08/29 Ontario Reports
    55 Lee-Chin v. Lee-Chin, [2005] O.J. No. 4447 ONSupCtJus 2005/07/21 Ontario Judgments
    56 Sciuk v. Sciuk, [2005] O.J. No. 2012 ONSupCtJus 2005/05/16 Ontario Judgments
    57 Munro v. Munro, [2005] O.J. No. 821 ONSupCtJus 2005/03/01 Ontario Judgments
    58 Boris v. Boris, [2005] O.J. No. 971 ONSupCtJus 2005/01/04 Ontario Judgments
    59 Paech v. Paech, [2004] O.J. No. 5067 ONSupCtJus 2004/12/13 Ontario Judgments
    60 Munro v. Munro, [2004] O.J. No. 4946 ONSupCtJus 2004/11/19 Ontario Judgments
    61 Cundill v. Cundill, [2004] O.J. No. 3903 ONSupCtJus 2004/09/23 Ontario Judgments
    62 Munro v. Munro, [2004] O.J. No. 3837 ONSupCtJus 2004/09/08 Ontario Judgments
    63 Paech v. Paech, [2004] O.J. No. 3040 ONSupCtJusFam Ct 2004/07/15 Ontario Judgments
    64 Agresti v. Hatcher, [2004] O.J. No. 910 ONSupCtJus 2004/03/04 Ontario Judgments
    65 M.C.P. v. R.J.P., [2003] O.J. No. 3704 ONSupCtJus 2003/09/19 Ontario Judgments
    66 Barrett v. Kouril Estate, [2003] O.J. No. 2376 ONSupCtJusDivC t 2003/05/27 Ontario Judgments
    67 Christakos v. Papamanolopoulos, [2003] O.J. No. 1378 ONSupCtJus 2003/04/22 Ontario Judgments
    68 Simons v. Buck, [2003] O.J. No. 827 ONCA 2003/02/28 Ontario Judgments
    69 Marchese Estate v. Marchese, [2003] O.J. No. 25 ONCA 2003/01/14 Ontario Judgments
    70 S.R. v. M.R., [2003] O.J. No. 205 ONSupCtJus 2003/01/09 Ontario Judgments
    71 Voce v. Gibson, [2003] O.J. No. 146 ONCA 2003/01/09 Ontario Judgments
    72 Voce v. Gibson, [2003] O.J. No. 55 ONCA 2003/01/09 Ontario Judgments
    73 Jordan v. Stewart, [2002] O.J. No. 5200 ONSupCtJus 2002/12/10 Ontario Judgments
    74 Curtner v. McNally, [2002] O.J. No. 4636 ONSupCtJus 2002/11/29 Ontario Judgments
    75 Tennant v. Tennant, [2002] O.J. No. 4333 ONCA 2002/11/15 Ontario Judgments
    76 Tennant v. Tennant, [2003] I.L.R. I-4192 ONCA 2002/11/15 Canadian Insurance Law Reporter
    77 Tennant v. Tennant [Indexed as: Tennant v. Tennant], 62 O.R. (3d) 185 ONCA 2002/11/15 Ontario Reports
    78 R. v. M.R., [2002] O.J. No. 4239 ONSupCtJus 2002/10/18 Ontario Judgments
    79 S.R. v. M.R., [2002] O.J. No. 4238 ONSupCtJus 2002/10/18 Ontario Judgments
    80 Ramcharitar v. Ramcharitar et al.; Legal Aid Ontario, Intervenor [Indexed as: Ramcharitar v. Ramcharitar], 62 O.R. (3d) 107 ONSupCtJus 2002/10/18 Ontario Reports
    81 Jordan v. Stewart, [2002] O.J. No. 3965 ONSupCtJus 2002/10/11 Ontario Judgments
    82 Marchese Estate v. Marchese, [2002] O.J. No. 3867 ONCA 2002/10/11 Ontario Judgments
    83 Jordan v. Stewart, [2002] O.J. No. 4074 ONSupCtJus 2002/10/08 Ontario Judgments
    84 I.H. v. D.M., [2002] O.J. No. 3496 ONSupCtJus 2002/09/10 Ontario Judgments
    85 M.C.P. v. R.J.P., [2002] O.J. No. 3283 ONSupCtJus 2002/08/20 Ontario Judgments
    86 Simons v. Buck, [2002] O.J. No. 3120 ONSupCtJus 2002/08/01 Ontario Judgments
    87 I.H. v. D.M., [2002] O.J. No. 2838 ONSupCtJusFam Ct 2002/07/16 Ontario Judgments
    88 Dekroon v. Dekroon, [2002] O.J. No. 2982 ONSupCtJus 2002/07/09 Ontario Judgments
    89 S.R. v. M.R., [2002] O.J. No. 1519 ONSupCtJus 2002/04/09 Ontario Judgments
    90 Barrett v. Kouril Estate, [2001] O.J. No. 3959 ONSupCtJus 2001/10/11 Ontario Judgments
    91 M.C.P. v. R.J.P., [2001] O.J. No. 3042 ONSupCtJus 2001/07/20 Ontario Judgments
    92 Tennant v. Tennant, [2001] O.J. No. 3609 ONSupCtJus 2001/06/18 Ontario Judgments
    93 Tahor Holdings Ltd. v. 381579 Ontario Ltd., [2001] O.J. No. 2196 ONSupCtJus 2001/06/06 Ontario Judgments
    94 Dalgleish v. Dalgleish, [2001] O.J. No. 2187 ONSupCtJusFam Ct 2001/05/29 Ontario Judgments
    95 West v. West, [2001] O.J. No. 2149 ONSupCtJusFam Ct 2001/05/28 Ontario Judgments
    96 Anderson v. McWatt, [2001] O.J. No. 1429 ONCA 2001/04/12 Ontario Judgments
    97 Voce v. Gibson, [2001] O.J. No. 5778 ONSupCtJus 2001/03/05 Ontario Judgments
    98 Anderson v. McWatt, [2001] O.J. No. 199 ONCA 2001/01/23 Ontario Judgments
    99 Zaffino v. Zaffino, [2000] O.J. No. 4641 ONSupCtJus 2000/12/06 Ontario Judgments
    100 S.R. v. M.R., [2000] O.J. No. 4241 ONCA 2000/11/07 Ontario Judgments
    101 Voce v. Gibson, [2000] O.J. No. 4467 ONSupCtJus 2000/11/01 Ontario Judgments
    102 Spencer v. Spencer, [2000] B.C.J. No. 1313 BCSC 2000/06/21 British Columbia and Yukon Judgments
    103 Herman v. Rathbone, [2000] O.J. No. 2417 ONSupCtJusFam Ct 2000/06/19 Ontario Judgments
    104 Pevato v. Ashton, [2000] O.J. No. 560 ONSupCtJus 2000/02/18 Ontario Judgments
    105 Rathbone Herman v. Rathbone, 46 O.R. (3d) 678 ONSupCtJus 2000/01/27 Ontario Reports
    106 Herman v. Rathbone, [2000] O.J. No. 318 ONSupCtJus 2000/01/27 Ontario Judgments
    107 Canada Trust v. Off Estate, [1999] O.J. No. 4422 ONSupCtJus 1999/11/24 Ontario Judgments
    108 Smith v. Pichler, [1999] O.J. No. 4708 ONSupCtJus 1999/09/27 Ontario Judgments
    109 Miller v. Schnier, [1999] O.J. No. 3046 ONSupCtJusDivC t 1999/06/22 Ontario Judgments
    110 Miller v. Schnier, [1999] O.J. No. 11 ONCtGD 1999/01/05 Ontario Judgments
    111 Stewart v. Ryerson Polytechnic University, [1998] O.J. No. 5277 ONCA 1998/12/15 Ontario Judgments
    112 Herman v. Rathbone, [1998] O.J. No. 2295 ONCtGDFamCt 1998/06/03 Ontario Judgments
    113 Garden Village Investments Inc. v. Lala, [1996] O.J. No. 467 ONCA 1996/02/13 Ontario Judgments
    114 R. v. Schmidt, [1995] B.C.J. No. 2397 BCCA 1995/10/26 British Columbia and Yukon Judgments
    115 Chapman v. Chapman, [1993] O.J. No. 1744 ONCtGDFamCt 1993/07/27 Ontario Judgments
    116 Dunn v. Estate of Dunn et al. [Indexed as: Dunn v. Dunn Estate], 12 O.R. (3d) 601 ONDivCt 1993/02/26 Ontario Reports
    117 Dunn v. Dunn Estate, [1993] O.J. No. 458 ONDivCt 1993/02/26 Ontario Judgments
    118 Stavrakos v. Stavrakos, [1992] O.J. No. 1874 ONCtGD 1992/08/24 Ontario Judgments
    119 Dunn v. Dunn Estate, [1992] O.J. No. 1276 ONCtGD 1992/06/18 Ontario Judgments
    120 Sandra Elaine Dunn v. Estate of Nigel David Dunn, Imperial Life Assurance Co. of Canada and Dunn [Indexed as: Dunn v. Dunn Estate], 9 O.R. (3d) 95 ONCtGD 1992/06/18 Ontario Reports
    121 L.A.C. v. R.E.J. (Ont. Ct. (Gen. Div.)), [1992] O.J. No. 654 ONCtGD 1992/04/02 Ontario Judgments
    122 Singh v. Singh, [1992] O.J. No. 3123 ONCtGDFamCt 1992/03/26 Ontario Judgments
    123 Oxy Petrochemicals Inc. v. Beresford Packaging Inc. (S.C.C.), [1992] S.C.C.A. No. 90 CASCC 1992/03/02 Supreme Court of Canada Rulings on Applications for Leave to Appeal and Other Motions
    124 Oxy Petrochemicals Inc. v. Beresford Packaging Inc. (Ont. C.A.), [1992] O.J. No. 71 ONCA 1992/01/20 Ontario Judgments
    125 Singh v. Singh, [1992] O.J. No. 35 ONCtGDFamCt 1992/01/10 Ontario Judgments
    126 Stravrakos v. Stravrakos, [1991] O.J. No. 1481 ONCtGD 1991/08/19 Ontario Judgments
    127 Grafstein v. Chernick, [1990] O.J. No. 1573 ONHCJ 1990/08/09 Ontario Judgments
    128 Oliver v. Oliver, [1990] O.J. No. 581 ONSC 1990/03/09 Ontario Judgments
    129 Oliver v. Oliver (Master’s Ch.), 72 O.R. (2d) 275 ONSC 1990/03/09 Ontario Reports
    130 Children’s Aid Society of Metropolitan Toronto v. P. (J.), [1989] O.J. No. 2564 ONProvCtFamD 1989/12/13 Ontario Judgments
    131 Higgott v. Higgott, [1989] O.J. No. 1290 ONHCJ 1989/07/28 Ontario Judgments
    132 Casey v. Casey, [1988] O.J. No. 1973 ONHCJ 1988/12/09 Ontario Judgments
    133 Bourns v. Bourns, [1988] O.J. No. 1829 ONHCJ 1988/11/14 Ontario Judgments
    134 Naumetz v. Naumetz, [1988] O.J. No. 833 ONHCJ 1988/06/09 Ontario Judgments
    135 Binkley v. Binkley (Ont. C.A.), [1988] O.J. No. 414 ONCA 1988/04/28 Ontario Judgements
    136 Naumetz v. Naumetz, [1988] O.J. No. 197 ONHCJ 1988/02/08 Ontario Judgments
    137 Dusome and Maxwell Indexed as: Dusome v. Maxwell (Dist. Ct.), 62 O.R. (2d) 785 ONDistCt 1987/12/17 Ontario Reports
    138 Dusome v. Maxwell (Ont. Dist. Ct.), [1987] O.J. No. 1714 ONDistCt 1987/12/17 Ontario Judgments
    139 Doblinger v. Doblinger, [1987] O.J. No. 700 ONHCJ 1987/07/03 Ontario Judgments
    140 Dusome v. Maxwell, [1987] O.J. No. 1795 ONProvCtFamD 1987/02/18 Ontario Judgments
    141 Re Kern and Kern et al., [1986] O.J. No. 2356 ONHCJ 1986/02/17 Ontario Judgments
    142 Kern and Kern et al., 54 O.R. (2d) 11 ONHCJ 1986/02/17 Ontario Reports
    143 Diamond v. Kaufman, [1985] O.J. No. 1653 ONHCJ 1985/05/27 Ontario Judgments
    144 Neilson v. Rustmar Investments Ltd., [1985] O.J. No. 1627 ONDistCt 1985/03/20 Ontario Judgments
    145 Diamond v. Kaufman, [1984] O.J. No. 419 ONHCJ 1984/07/06 Ontario Judgments
    146 Diamond v. Kaufman, [1984] O.J. No. 452 ONHCJ 1984/06/08 Ontario Judgments
    147 Ellman v. Ellman, [1984] O.J. No. 1019 ONHCJ 1984/01/23 Ontario Judgments
    148 Tessis v. Tessis, [1983] O.J. No. 773 ONProvCtFamD 1983/10/20 Ontario Judgments
    149 Collacott v. Collacott (Ont. C.A.), [1983] O.J. No. 137 ONCA 1983/09/14 Ontario Judgments
    150 Elkind v. Elks Stores Ltd., [1983] O.J. No. 460 ONSC 1983/09/08 Ontario Judgments
    151 Hart v. Howse (Ont. C.A.), [1983] O.J. No. 100 ONCA 1983/04/29 Ontario Judgments
    152 Slipacoff v. Slipacoff et al., [1982] O.J. No. 3325 ONHCJ 1982/06/10 Ontario Judgments
    153 Slipacoff v. Slipacoff, [1982] O.J. No. 586 ONHCJ 1982/06/10 Ontario Judgments
    154 Slipacoff v. Slipacoff et al., (1982), 37 O.R. (2d) 375 ONHCJ 1982/06/10 Ontario Reports
    155 Mintz v. Mintz, [1982] O.J. No. 863 ONHCJ 1982/04/02 Ontario Judgments
    156 Income Investments (Wentworth) Ltd. v. Elmore, [1981] O.J. No. 833 ONHCJ 1981/09/04 Ontario Judgments
    157 Campbell v. Campbell, [1981] O.J. No. 809 ONHCJ 1981/08/24 Ontario Judgments
    158 International Mogul Mines Ltd. v. White & Co. Bailiffs Ltd., [1981] O.J. No. 520 ONHCJ 1981/03/26 Ontario Judgments
    159 Chapman v. Chapman, [1980] O.J. No. 1478 ONCA 1980/11/06 Ontario Judgments
    160 R. v. Habel, [1980] O.J. No. 2384 ONCA 1980/10/10 Ontario Judgments
    161 Nunan v. Nunan, [1980] O.J. No. 1377 ONHCJ 1980/10/08 Ontario Judgments
    162 Borins et al. v. Honest Ed’s Ltd., [1980] O.J. No. 3635 ONHCJ 1980/06/05 Ontario Judgments
    163 Borins et al. v. Honest Ed’s Ltd., 29 O.R. (2d) 79 ONHCJ 1980/06/05 Ontario Reports
    164 R. v. Levkoe, [1980] O.J. No. 657 ONHCJ 1980/02/26 Ontario Judgments
    165 Sea-Land Service Inc. v. Knight’s Appleden Fruit Ltd., [1980] O.J. No. 651 ONHCJ 1980/02/25 Ontario Judgments
    166 Solmon v. Elkind, [1980] O.J. No. 447 ONHCJ 1980/01/11 Ontario Judgments
    167 Solmon v. Elkind, [1979] O.J. No. 984 ONHCJ 1979/08/28 Ontario Judgments

     

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  • Recent Developments and Complex Issues in Property and Equalization

    Osgoode Professional Development Program | April 3, 2012

  • Fact Situation and Expert Reports

    The Law Society of Ontario | Conduct of the Family Law Trial | March 2, 2012

  • Spousal Support: Variation, Retroactive Claims and Income Fluctuations

    Osgoode Professional Development program "Recent Developments and Complex Issues in Child and Spousal Support" | September 26, 2011

    This paper addresses three issues related to spousal support. First, various arguments that may be advanced on an application to vary the terms of an agreement related to spousal support that have been incorporated into a court order, where the agreement and court order contain a threshold for a variation of those terms other than … Continued

  • Family Law Motions

    The Advocates’ Society | April 11, 2011

  • Family Law in 2020 –“Advice to Experts who Testify”

    Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Ontario (AFCCO 2010) | October 14, 2010

  • High Conflict Forum – Custody Cases

    University of Toronto | April 28, 2010