News & Views

Fishman Beley, Family Law Associates, highlights recent changes or developments in the law and practice in Manitoba Family Law.

All commentary is the responsibility of Len Fishman, unless otherwise noted.

New in Manitoba Family Law Practice

• Grandparent Access - Amendments to the CFSA

• Enforcement of Canadian Judgments Act

• Federal Child Support Guidelines Amendments

• Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines

• Automated Orders in the Courtroom Project (Auto-Orders)

• Recalculation of Child Support Orders

• Case Management

• Comprehensive Mediation Project

Interesting Family Law Cases

• Family Property Cases

  • Unequal Division - Gallant v. Gallant

• Child Support - Guidelines Cases

  • Retroactive Child Support - The Supreme Court speaks - It is the child's right to support -  D.B.S. v. S.R.G.; L.J.W. v. T.A.R.; Henry v. Henry; Hiemstra v. Hiemstra, 2006 SCC 37  See Case Comment

  • Section 7 Expenses - Chambers v. Chambers

  • Section 7 Expenses - Fong v. Charbonneau

  • "Child of the Marriage" - Support for the Adult Child - Newman v. Thompson

• Spousal Support

  • Illness of spouse - Kloos v. Kloos