Davies Family Law

In Marinovic v. Marinovic, 2025 ONSC 4856, the Ontario Superior Court refused a father’s request for reunification therapy with his children despite his argument that the relationship had become fractured following separation. Instead, the Court reinforced an important principle in Ontario family law: parenting orders, including therapeutic interventions, must be driven by the c...

In Murphy v. Brennan, Justice Breithaupt Smith was asked to determine the appropriate amount of interim spousal support following a change in the parties’ employment circumstances. While entitlement and child support were not in dispute, the parties took different positions on how the Court should compare the parties’ financial circumstances. The decision is a useful illustratio...

When separating spouses divide their property in Ontario, each calculates their net family property (NFP), and the spouse with the higher NFP pays the other an equalization payment. But not all property is counted. Under the Family Law Act, a spouse can exclude gifts or inheritances received after marriage, as long as the spouse can prove both that the property was a gift and th...