The matter of D’Andrade v Schrage was an interesting case out of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.  The judgment of Justice Sachs, released February 28, 2011, dealt with a fairly novel issue: namely, whether a marriage contract should be set aside because, unbeknownst to the husband, on the day the wife signed the contract [...]

Ward v. Ward is an important family law decision upholding domestic contracts entered into by separating parties.  In this case, the husband and wife married in 1988 and separated in 2005.  The husband was a doctor in Ontario and the wife was employed as an x-ray technologist at the local hospital.  Prior to their marriage, [...]

This case is an unsuccessful appeal from a court decision arising from a six day trial.  The appellant husband and respondent wife were married on April 27, 1996 and separated on March 27, 2006, both being 61 years of age.  As there were no children of the marriage, the major issue at trial was that [...]

Marriage contracts are a device by which parties can opt out of most or part of the Family Law Act. However, for a marriage contract to override the legislative scheme, the parties must have a clear understanding of their legal rights and obligations. LeVan v. LeVan is a decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal [...]