Family Law Research Guide

Format: Print; Westlaw
Location: PRAC
Type: Looseleaf – 6 releases a year
This looseleaf is national in scope, with each chapter devoted to a Canadian jurisdiction. The first chapter covers recent case summaries; matrimonial property in the common law; occupational rights in the matrimonial home; homestead legislation in the four western provinces; conflict of laws and matrimonial property disputes in Canada; matrimonial property acts and conveyancing consequences; third-party rights and matrimonial property legislation; and jobs, professional degrees, licences and rights to practise. The appendices include material on valuation principles of family law and tax principles of family law, matrimonial property division quantums, proof of facts, forms and precedents (checklists), international materials, selected readings, selected legal literature, table of concordance, and words and phrases.

Format: Print
Location: PRAC
Type: Monograph
This book examines the issues related to property rights and obligations under Ontario family law. The chapters cover property rights and obligations of married people under the equalization provisions of Part I of the Family Law Act (ss. 4-5); estates issues; practice issues under ss. 7-8 of the Family Law Act and Family Law Rules related to disclosure; the ancillary to equalization provision (ss. 9-15); the development of property rights and obligations for cohabitants; tax principles; insolvency law issues; and planning and family property protection techniques.

Format: Print; Westlaw Texts and Annotations
Location: PRAC
Type: Looseleaf – 4 releases a year
This looseleaf is national in scope. It covers all the financial aspects of a marriage breakdown. It has parts on the general valuation terms and concepts, property valuation, support, taxation aspects of family law and practical issues. Each chapter has an overview, discussion of the law (divided by jurisdiction) and cases, and an index of references. The appendices include words and phrases and terms legislatively defined. 

Format: Print; Lexis+
Location: PRAC
Type: Looseleaf – 5 releases a year
This looseleaf is national in scope. It is a guide for family law lawyers on income tax issues. It has chapters on support, attribution, child care expenses, the Canada Child Benefit, common-law and same-sex spouses, personal tax credits, the registered education savings plan, legal and accounting costs, pension benefits, principal residence, property division, the registered retirement savings plan, tax liability, annotated separation agreement, property transfers and navigating business asset reorganization in divorce. The appendix has tables of net income after taxes for each jurisdiction. Chapters include the relevant sections of the Income Tax Act and an explanation with cases, examples, forms, Interpretation Bulletins, practice points, and sample clauses in separation agreements, where appropriate.