Divorce

Industry

What to do with insurance after a divorce

Here’s how family lawyers can approach life and health insurance upon a separation or divorce

By Nathalie Boutet and Mélanie Rousseau |March 3, 2017

5 min read

Estate Planning

Are marriage contracts enforceable?

Only if prepared correctly

By Margaret O’Sullivan |December 9, 2016

6 min read

Planning and Advice

What clients can learn from the Jolie-Pitt split

In light of the news, help your clients understand the implications a divorce would have in their own lives.

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |September 21, 2016

3 min read

Estate Planning

Why advisors should get personal with divorcing clients

Advisors who are afraid to touch such an emotionally charged issue miss important opportunities to connect with clients.

By Nathalie Boutet |September 19, 2016

4 min read

Industry

Help clients figure out when child support ends

Negotiating a separation agreement is difficult, especially when children are involved. Even in the most amicable of splits, dividing up assets, figuring out custody arrangements and deciding on the terms of spousal and child support are daunting tasks. Equally daunting for many separated parents is the financial prospect of paying child support, or the possibility […]

By Susan Goldberg |April 8, 2016

8 min read

Planning and Advice

Valuing an advisor’s business in a divorce

A look at how Ontario calculates the amount for separating spouses

By Neil Maisel |March 18, 2016

3 min read

Industry

How bankruptcy can affect spouses

If someone owes money or taxes but declares bankruptcy, spouses can be targeted by creditors.

By Staff |February 9, 2016

2 min read

Tax News

Valuing a business if a marriage breaks down

Don’t forget to factor in taxes

By Doug Carroll |December 11, 2015

4 min read

Industry

Remove barriers to divorce planning

Most newlyweds don’t realize that, in opting for a life together, they’ve also opted into an intricate legal and financial framework, which includes tax filing privileges, estate rollovers, spousal immunity and—if the marriage breaks down—a default property division regime. That regime, contrary to popular belief, is not “each spouse gets half.” Even in equalization provinces […]

By Melissa Shin |November 6, 2015

3 min read

Tax News

Pros and cons of putting a building in a spouse’s name

Advisors may want to save tax by having their lower-income spouse own part or all of their buildings. But they should consider what will happen if the spouses separate.

By Melissa Shin |October 30, 2015

5 min read

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