A difficult winter is upon us. With a confirmed second wave of COVID-19 and another lockdown, it’s understandable if life is feeling a lot tougher right now.
Quebec’s healthcare system is at a critical state as cases in the province remain alarmingly high. As of early January, record daily numbers...
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Me Anne-France Goldwater and Me Marie-Hélène Dubé, senior partners of the law firm Goldwater, Dubé, applaud the City of Longueuil and its Mayor, Sylvie Parent, for their prompt action in cancelling a planned deer slaughter in Michel-Chartrand Park on Montreal’s South Shore.
Earlier this month, the...
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Children with autism spectrum disorders are not only overrepresented in divorce cases, but especially vulnerable to cyberbullying and other online threats.
This comprehensive guide, which originally appeared on the Touchpoint blog and is being shared here with the author's permission, provides a...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the justice system to adopt digital communication methods into everyday processes as never before. Brutal necessity has driven rapid innovation.
As a Canadian leader in family law since 1981 and among the first Canadian firms to implement digital record-keeping be...
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The COVID-19 pandemic presents unique challenges for separating and separated couples, but options are available for parties to resolve disputes remotely—including mediation subsidized by the Quebec government.
Are you managing a divorce or separation in the midst of the pandemic?
Has the cris...
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Read the Quebec Superior judgment here.
Read the decree from the Health Minister of Quebec here.
In a scathing judgment rendered this week, Quebec Superior Court Judge Hon. France Bergeron criticized the province’s Director of Youth Protection (DYP) for suspending a parent’s visits throughout th...
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“But no matter how difficult the challenge, for the sake of the child we have to find ways to maintain important parental relationships – and above all, we have to find ways to do it safely.”
-- Ribeiro v. Wright , J. Pazaratz of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, March 24 2020
In this time of unprecedented crisis, separated parents must try to reconcile needs that may be contradictory. On one hand, children need both of their parents, and this need cannot be put on pause or taken lightly. On the other hand, the objective to limit the COVID-19 contagion and to save lives could lead to a suspension of physical contacts between a child and one of his or her parents.
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Clinical psychologist Dr. Samantha Goldwater-Adler takes you through the Guest House meditation, inspired by Rumi, a 13th century Persian poet.
Meditation is an excellent tool to help navigate these uncertain, stressful times. There are many different meditation exercises out there. This one is great to help us be more aware of and tolerant of difficult feelings as they arise. It's based on a classic poem by Rumi.
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We would like to update you on the status of our services as Quebec’s legal community adjusts to activities during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. It’s a challenging time for us all and your patience is greatly appreciated.
In this bulletin, you will find:
new custody guidelines released...
At the turn of the millennium, Goldwater, Dubé’s two partners took on the case of Michael Hendricks and René Leboeuf, two men who wanted to do something in this province which hadn’t been done before: get married.
Hendricks and Leboeuf had been in a relationship for decades, and as they approached...
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