Divorce | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/divorce/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:49:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Divorce | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/divorce/ 32 32 Bid for unpaid child support from estate gets go-ahead https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/bid-for-unpaid-child-support-from-estate-gets-go-ahead/ Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:49:07 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=524373 Ontario court allows adult woman to seek support from father's estate

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]]> Botched beneficiary switch results in legal mess https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/botched-beneficiary-switch-results-in-legal-mess/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 13:23:38 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=520977 Estate trustee challenges life insurance payout, claiming unjust enrichment

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]]> Child support ordered against grocery store ‘volunteer’ https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/child-support-ordered-against-grocery-store-volunteer/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:13:12 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=519788 Court rejects man's claim that he had no income, no obligation to pay support

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]]> In Ontario, intestate provision treating separated spouses as divorced takes full effect https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/in-ontario-intestate-provision-treating-separated-spouses-as-divorced-takes-full-effect/ Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:41:14 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=499548 Updating a will should still top a client’s separation checklist, lawyer says

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]]> There’s a silver lining for “silver splitters”: Amicability https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/building-your-business-newspaper/theres-a-silver-lining-for-silver-splitters-amicability/ Mon, 17 May 2021 04:03:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=421360 With the court system backlogged, older clients may want to split up on good terms

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]]> It’s official: marriage no longer revokes a will in Ontario https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/its-official-marriage-no-longer-revokes-a-will-in-ontario/ Mon, 03 May 2021 21:33:43 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=420915 Bill 245 has received royal assent, which also means that Ontario is a substantive compliance province and virtual will witnessing is permanent

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]]> Talking to clients about Covid cohabitation https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/talking-to-clients-about-covid-cohabitation/ Mon, 06 Jul 2020 13:30:39 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=403293 Ontario couples who moved in together during the pandemic may not have considered the implications

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]]> The pandemic could affect when and how clients divorce https://www.investmentexecutive.com/building-your-business/client-communications/the-pandemic-could-affect-when-and-how-clients-divorce/ Tue, 30 Jun 2020 17:25:24 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=403283 Lawyers explain the factors around choosing valuation dates for assets

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]]> Invisible women clients https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/ellen-bessner/invisible-women-clients/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 20:23:26 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=378910 Advisors who ignore this emerging pool of wealth do so at their own peril

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]]> The first three topics a divorcing couple needs to discuss https://www.investmentexecutive.com/building-your-business/practice-management/the-first-three-topics-a-divorcing-couple-needs-to-discuss/ Sun, 10 Dec 2017 20:00:00 +0000 https://avatar.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/the-first-three-topics-a-divorcing-couple-needs-to-discuss/ Nathalie Boutet explains what should be the priorities of a couple that has decided to dissolve a marriage

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