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Areas of Law

Toronto Civil Court Lists now available on the Internet

Posted June 1, 2011 by Dan Pinnington The Toronto Lawyers’ Association announced today that they will be providing internet access to the Toronto Civil Court lists. Currently you can access Trials, Pre-Trial & Case Conferences, Motions and Masters’ Motions. The Commercial and Bankruptcy Lists will be available soon. The TLA aims to have the next day’s list posted by 5 pm each… Read More »

Categories: Announcements, Civil Litigation

Tips For Presenting Spousal Support Claims

Posted September 17, 2010 by Dan Pinnington The OBA has graciously allowed Avoid a Claim to reproduce an excellent tip sheet by The Hon. Justice Stanley Scherr for presenting spousal support claims. It was previously published in Matrimonial Affairs, the newsletter of the Ontario Bar Association family law section. Always come with the Spousal Support Advisory Guideline (SSAG) software calculations for any… Read More »

Categories: Family Law

iPhone app for Ontario child support and land transfer tax calculations

Posted September 14, 2010 by Dan Pinnington 

Categories: Family Law, Technology

Updated SABS Chart For September 1, 2010 Changes

Posted June 15, 2010 by Dan Pinnington Taran Virtual Associates has updated its SABS chart for the changes which take effect September 1, 2010. This handy practice tool lists the important time periods relevant to the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule – Accidents on or after November 1, 1996. Lawyers and law clerks can refer to this chart to determine at a glance… Read More »

Categories: Civil Litigation

Avoiding Confusion And Claims When Making Charitable Bequests

Posted June 2, 2010 by Dan Pinnington 

Categories: Wills & Estates

Bad-cheque scams on family law matters targeting Ontario lawyers

Posted December 21, 2009 by Dan Pinnington Family law matters seem to be the new flavour of the month when it comes to bad-cheque scams. In the past few weeks Ontario lawyers have sent me almost 20 different emails from fraudsters seeking help on matters involving the collection spousal and/or child support. One message in particular is making the rounds as I… Read More »

Categories: Fraud Prevention, Family Law

Form Of Order In Applications To Prove A Lost Will Under Ontario Rule 75.02

Posted November 4, 2009 by Dan Pinnington Cross-posted on the SLAW blog (www.slaw.ca) As part of a brief endorsement dated November 3, 2009 in RE: IN THE ESTATE OF Evelyn O’Reilly, et. al., Justice D. M. Brown of the Superior Court Of Justice–Ontario provided some useful direction on the form and content of an order in applications to prove a lost will… Read More »

Categories: Precedents, Wills & Estates