marriage rates

Canadian Journal of Family Law - Vol. 22 Nbr. 2, January 2006

The Roles of Registered Partnerships and Conjugality in Canadian Family Law

Much of the discussion on marital rights and obligations focuses on the importance of the decision to many rather than to cohabit. Greater legal protection is extended to those who choose to marry; thus, those who desire greater legal protection will get married, whereas those who do not will cohabit. This assumption is problematic, in that many couples wish to marry but cannot for financial reasons. Others may not wish to marry due to personally held beliefs, but do wish to take on the enhan...

University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review - Vol. 66 Nbr. 2, March 2008

Canadian same-sex marriage litigation: individual rights, community strategy.

I INTRODUCTION II THE ISSUE Why Marriage? Why Not Marriage? The Legal Status and ...... surveys the litigation history of same-sex marriage in the common law jurisdictions of Canada. Cases ......" (1) The legal fight for same-sex marriage in Canada has a long history, dating back well ...

Canada Law Articles in English - (July 12, 2001)

Estate Planning And Wills In Quebec For The New Millennium

Mr Wolfe Friedman QC - Phillips Friedman Kotler

... Briefly, under the former Estate Tax Act, a tax was levied on the total value of an estate by way of graduated rates; the former Succession Duties Act imposed a duty ...... We are told that, "marriage entails the establishment of a family patrimony ...

Canada Law Articles in English - (July 19, 2001)

Investor's Checklist

Ms Ladda Phenpol - Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd.

... Investment Rates Money Laundering ...... /Condominium Ownership Training Marriage/Divorce Property Rights of Quality of ...

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice - Vol. 50 Nbr. 5, October 2008

The neighbourhood context of urban Aboriginal crime.

... socio-economic disadvantage and higher crime rates, suggests that it may be particularly important ...... Based on comparisons of the socio-economic conditions of urban Aboriginal people and provincial sentenced custody rates, Carol La Prairie (2002) has suggested that the ...

Canadian Journal of Family Law - Vol. 23 Nbr. 2, July 2007

Striking Back: The Tort Action for Spousal Violence

Spousal violence is shockingly common in Canada, but rare as a basis for tort liability. The elements of assault and battery are easily established in spousal violence cases, yet only a handful of claims have been successfully advanced in Canada, all within the last twenty years. This article explores the emergence of the tort action for spousal violence from two perspectives. First, it explores conditions that make such actions possible. It has not been necessary to recognize a new tort, but...

Canada Law Articles in English - (March 31, 2009)

2009 Ontario Budget Commentary

Mr Jeffrey Love - McCarthy Tétrault LLP

...owth: Film Industry: to extend indefinitely the 35% Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit ("OFTTC") and the 25% Technology: to enhance the rates for the Interactive Digital Media Tax ...... The Budget proposes to reduce the personal income tax rate applicable to the lowest income bracket (taxable income up to The rates for the middle and high income brackets remain ...

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice - Vol. 48 Nbr. 6, October 2006

Seeing red over black and white: popular and media representations of inter-racial relationships as precursors to racial violence.

... This sentiment is evident in a letter to the editor written in response to a photo of black and white youths dancing together: Interracial marriages are unbiblical and immoral. God created ...... This representation contrasts with data on the actual rates of inter-racial marriage; for example, U.S. ...

Canadian Journal of Family Law - Vol. 24 Nbr. 2, July 2008

Client Engagement Inside Collaborative Law

This article explores the experiences of clients inside the Collaborative Law process. Analyzing the results of a pilot study, the authors discuss the degree to which clients were meaningfully engaged in the process, and identify reported imbalances in power as one of the most significant barriers to client engagement. Clients' reflections also help to identify the degree to which Collaborative Law's unique features either overcame or exacerbated significant imbalances. While lawyers had cons...