The Family Law Act sets out the regime by which property is divided when a married couple separates. Because marriage is considered a partnership, with each person bringing equal but different contributions to that partnership, the property they accumulate during the years of marriage is to be shared equally between them,
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In 2011, Pamela Cross was commissioned by the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children at Western University to undertake research and write a report about confidentiality issues in the development and use of community collaborations to address high risk domestic violence cases.
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The case of Dovigi v Razi [2012] O.J. No. 2418 2012 ONCA 361, which deals with this issue, was heard by the Ontario Court of Appeal.
During her pregnancy, the woman ended her relationship with her partner. When she was 7 months pregnant, she left Ontario, where the couple had been living,
The Family Law Act allows a spouse to seek an order for exclusive possession of the matrimonial home. Violence is one of the criteria to be considered by the court when dealing with such an application.
A recent Ontario case — Menchella v Menchella, 2012 ONSC 6304 —
