Parenting with Different Cultural Backgrounds

How does the court treat parenting decisions when the parents are of two different cultural backgrounds?
When parents of different ethnicities separate, the court is often faced with the dilemma of determining which parent’s culture will the children be primarily raised in.

Negotiating Your Way To Success!

Strong negotiating skills will help you get what you want in business, life and relationships. You often don’t realize you’re using them but whether you're renting a car, asking for a raise or trying to get your kids to clean up their room, strong negotiating skills are an essential part of life.

Does a Parent/Child Dispute Impact Child Support?

The general rule is that a child, under the age of majority, has a right to receive child support. As such, in this case, it does not matter whether the child and the parent get along or are in a dispute. In Canadian Law, child support is the right of the child not the parent.

SMP Law Honours Orange Shirt Day

SMP Law honours Orange Shirt Day for Truth and Reconciliation. SMP Law is wearing orange today to remember the Indigenous children whose lives were lost at residential schools. We honour the victims, survivors and the families and communities impacted.