Here’s an issue: Rule 60E(6) of the Rules of Court (Rule 7-1(8) of the Family Rules which come into effect in a few days) dictates that a Requisition and Notice of Judicial Case Conference and a copy of Parts 1, [...read full post]
Categorized: Legislation Analysis, Procedure.
Privileged communication is defined in the in the law.com dictionary as “statements and conversations made under circumstances of assured confidentiality which must not be disclosed in court.” It has been established that the phrase “Without Prejudice”, written at the head [...read full post]
Categorized: Case Analysis, Procedure.
By its nature, the court system is intended to be open to the public, with information about litigants available to everyone. The court is presumed to be open to the public. However, sometimes clients wish a little more privacy for [...read full post]
Categorized: Procedure.
Some thoughts about Financial Statements: The Form 89 financial statement is divided into major sections – income, expenses and property. Generally, income and property pose few conceptual problems. Parties might disagree with values of assets or with characterization of income, [...read full post]
Categorized: Child Support, Procedure, Property Division, Spousal Support.
In family law, there are several methods to obtain information and disclosure from the opposing party. Questions can be posed by way of interrogatories (ie. written requests for information) or in Examinations for Discovery (meetings during which the person being [...read full post]
Categorized: Procedure.