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Ontario Family Law Podcast John P. Schuman, C.S.
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The award-winning Ontario Family Law Podcast is hosted by Certified Specialist in Family Law, Ontario family lawyer, mediator, arbitrator and collaborative lawyer, John Schuman. John is also the author of the Guide to the Basics of Ontario Family Law.
In an easy-to-understand manner, the podcast discusses all family law matters, from marriage, to separation and divorce, and child welfare issues. He also covers the legal topics relevant to students in school. The last season is also available in video format.
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What Happens at Your First Time in Family Court in Ontario
Most people have no idea what goes on in Family Court. They can be very afraid to go there. And for good reason. There can be a lot at stake. Judges on TV can seem intimidating, or even mean. That judge can make some important decisions that will impact the lives of separated spouses and parents for ever. However, people find Family Court a lot easier if they know what to expect and things work out better when they know what to do and what not to do.
In this episode of the Ontario Family Law Podcast, Certified Specialist in Family Law, John Schuman goes what happens the first time separated spouses or parents go to Family Court. The first time before a judge, called a case conference, is very different from what many people expect. He also explains what you should do, and what you should not do, to make the appearance go your way. This information, also will separated spouses and parents decide whether to go to Family Court, or use another method to resolve their differences. A video version of this podcast episode is available on YouTube.
If you found this episode helpful, check out these episodes on similar topics:
83. Family Law Strategies That Fail:
79. What Am I Legally Required To Do First After Separating?
77. What Happens if You Breach a Family Court Order
60. Should You Take Your Ex to Family Court?
59. Why You Won’t Get Custody of the Kids
41. How to Prepare for Family Mediation
36. Is Family Court Biased?
35. Keeping parenting matters out of court
34. Disclosure in Family Law Cases:
15. Family Court Step-By-Step Part 2: From the First Appearance to the Last Appearance Before Trial
14. Family Court Step-By-Step Part 1: Starting Court Proceedings
The Ontario Family Law Podcast is a companion to the book, Guide to the Basics of Ontario Family Law. The latest edition, which is up-to-date on all important divorce issues is now available. Get it as a $8.99 Kindle eBook. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CN8WWYHD, or as an Apple Book for your iPad or iPhone . You can also get it as a paperback or hard cover from Amazon or at better bookstores.
TO CONTACT JOHN SCHUMAN:
website: www.schumanlaw.ca
email: john@schumanlaw.ca
Phone: 416-446-5080
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How to Lose Your Assets in a Divorce or Separation
Many people are very concerned about losing their assets to a partner or spouse when they separate. It’s a big concern. In episode, number 92, Certified Specialist in Family Law, John Schuman, went over some strategies that people can use to protect their assets during a relationship or when separated. Unfortunately, some times, there is no way to protect assets. However, there are still ways to lose them, unnecessarily, when separating from a spouse. So, in this episode of the Ontario Family Law Podcast, John Schuman explains the preventable ways losing assets. This is an important episode for anyone separating who has assets. It will help avoid making the mistakes that lead to unnecessarily losing wealth. A video version of this episode is available on YouTube.
If you found this episode helpful, check out these other episodes:
92. How to Protect Your Assets in a Relationship or Marriage
85. Four Things Everyone Gets Wrong About Divorce Law
83. Family Law Strategies That Fail... and Tips to Succeed
82. Mistakes People Make Doing Their Own Separation Agreement
81. Can Separated Parents Agree to No Child Support?
79. What Am I Legally Required To Do First After Separating?
71. The Impact of the Crazy Real Estate Market on Separation & Divorce
60. Should I Take My Ex to Family Court?
59. Why You Won’t Get Custody of the Kids
53. How to Pay Less Child Support
40. How to Keep Your Money in Divorce and Separation
36. Is Family Court Biased?
The Ontario Family Law Podcast is a companion to the book, Guide to the Basics of Ontario Family Law, which is available as a $9.99 Kindle eBook, Kobo eBook, or iBook for your iPad or iPhone and as a paperback from Amazon and better bookstores. Get it here: http://www.schumanlaw.ca/family-law-guide.html
TO CONTACT JOHN SCHUMAN:
website: www.schumanlaw.ca
email: john@schumanlaw.ca
Phone: 416-446-5080
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How to Protect Your Assets From Your Spouse
Some people avoid intimate relationships because they are afraid of what it will cost them. That should not be necessary.
Over the course of their lives, people work hard to build up their homes, their savings, their pensions, their businesses and other assets that are important to them. Some people are fortunate enough to inherit important, and valuable, assets from their families, some of which may have been passed down for generations. Cottages and family businesses are items of particular concern in family law matters. One of the most common questions posed to Family Law Lawyers is “how can I protect my assets?”
In this episode of the Family Law Podcast, Certified Specialist in Family Law, John Schuman, explains some of the key concepts for protecting assets, gifts and inheritances during marriages and common law relationships. He has five tips (listed in the contents below) that can save people hundreds of thousands of dollars if they ever have to go through a divorce or separation. A video version of this episode is available on YouTube.
If you found this episode helpful, check out these other episodes:
85. Four Things Everyone Gets Wrong About Divorce Law
83. Family Law Strategies That Fail... and Tips to Succeed
82. Mistakes People Make Doing Their Own Separation Agreement
81. Can Separated Parents Agree to No Child Support?
79. What Am I Legally Required To Do First After Separating?
71. The Impact of the Crazy Real Estate Market on Separation & Divorce
60. Should I Take My Ex to Family Court?
59. Why You Won’t Get Custody of the Kids
53. How to Pay Less Child Support
40. How to Keep Your Money in Divorce and Separation
36. Is Family Court Biased?
The Ontario Family Law Podcast is a companion to the book, Guide to the Basics of Ontario Family Law, which is available as a $9.99 Kindle eBook, or iBook for your iPad or iPhone and as a paperback from Amazon and better bookstores. Get it here: https://schumanlaw.ca/family-law-guide.html
TO CONTACT JOHN SCHUMAN:
website: www.schumanlaw.ca
email: john@schumanlaw.ca
Phone: 416-446-5080
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Should A Spouse Leave the Home on Separation?
Some separations are characterized by nastiness, strong emotions, and even violence. However, couples don’t have to physically move out their home to separate. Couples can live in the same house, condo, or apartment for a long time. When there is a lot of conflict, both spouses or parents staying in the home can be very difficult, especially when there are children around. However, as many people have heard, there can be some serious legal repercussions from moving out of the home after separation.
In this episode of the Ontario Family Law Podcast, Certified Specialist in Family Law, John Schuman, explains the implications of leaving the home after separation under Ontario Family Law. He also goes over what you need to consider to protect yourself and your children. This is an important episode for anyone who is considering separating or who is recently separated. It explains some important rights in relation to the family home.
If you found this epsidoe helpful, check out these episodes on similar topics:
88 -Can You be Legally Separated and Not Know It?
86.–Why Online Separation Agreements Suck
79.-What Am I Legally Required To Do First After Separating? -
60.-Should I Take My Ex to Family Court?
59.-Why You Won’t Get Custody of the Kids
44.-Can You Be Better Off Financially If You Divorce?
The Ontario Family Law Podcast is a companion to the book, Guide to the Basics of Ontario Family Law. The latest edition, which is up-to-date on all important divorce issues is now available. Get it as a $9.99 Kindle eBook, or Apple Book for your iPad or iPhone and as a paperback from Amazon and better bookstores.
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Five More Costly Misconceptions About Family Law
Looking at online comments about divorce, separation, chid custody, parenting and family law, it is shocking at how wrong they can be. In many cases, that misinformation can lead to bad choices that can cost spouses or parents big money, or even their kids. In this episode of the Ontario Family Law Podcast, Certified Specialist in Family Law, John Schuman, corrects those misconceptions to help people keep out of trouble. The myths there busted in this episode are:
The Child Support Guidelines are just Guidelines, you don’t have to follow them
The Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines are the law and when the formula produces a numbers, there must be spousal support.
After separation, spousal support changes when the payor's income changes, just like spousal support
Support is based only on what a person’s total income is on his or her tax return
When a parent doesn’t get along with their kids, the court won’t make the kids live with that parent
A video version of this episode is available on Youtube. Check out episode 85 for four more big things that people get wrong about family law.
If you found this episode helpful, check out these other episodes:
85. Four Things Everyone Gets Wrong About Divorce Law
83. Family Law Strategies That Fail... and Tips to Succeed
82. Mistakes People Make Doing Their Own Separation Agreement
81. Can Separated Parents Agree to No Child Support?
79. What Am I Legally Required To Do First After Separating?
71. The Impact of the Crazy Real Estate Market on Separation & Divorce
60. Should I Take My Ex to Family Court?
59. Why You Won’t Get Custody of the Kids
53. How to Pay Less Child Support
40. How to Keep Your Money in Divorce and Separation
36. Is Family Court Biased?
The Ontario Family Law Podcast is a companion to the book, Guide to the Basics of Ontario Family Law, which is available as a $9.99 Kindle eBook, Kobo eBook, or iBook for your iPad or iPhone and as a paperback from Amazon and better bookstores. Get it here: https://schumanlaw.ca/family-law-guide.html
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Can Child Support Be Reduced for High Income Earners?
In Canada, monthly child support is based on the payor's income and keeps going up as the payor's income goes up. Unlike in some US states, there is no cap on monthly child support payments. For high income earners, monthly child support can be many thousands, even many tens of thousands of dollars each month. Often it can seem that the amount of child support far exceeds what a parent could possibly spend on a child.
Will Family Court Judges order more child support than a parent could ever spend on the child? In this episode of the Ontario Family Law Podcast, Certified Specialist in Family Law, John Schuman, looks at some
factors the court may consider in setting child support for high-income earners - and perhaps even ordering less than the table amount for monthly support. A video version of this episode is available on YouTube.
If you found this episode helpful, check out these other episodes on similar topics:
81 -Can Parents Agrees to No Child Support? https://www.schumanlaw.ca/podcast/81-can-separated-parents-agree-to-no-child-support/
79 - What Am I Legally Required To Do First After Separating?
- https://www.schumanlaw.ca/podcast/79-what-am-i-legally-required-to-do-first-after-separating/
76 - Why Your Income for Taxes May Not Be Your Income for
Child Support (or Spousal Support) - https://www.schumanlaw.ca/podcast/76-why-your-income-for-taxes-may-not-be-your-income-for-child-support-or-spousal-support/
66 - How to Change Child Support - 66-how-to-change-child-support
54 - Child Support Does Not End at Age 18 - https://www.schumanlaw.ca/podcast/54-child-support-does-not-end-at-age-18/
53 - How to Pay Less Child Support - https://youtu.be/mmm-GO1bhkc
44 - Can You Be Better Off Financially If You Divorce? - https://www.schumanlaw.ca/podcast/44-can-you-be-better-off-financially-if-you-divorce/
40 - How to Keep Your Money in Separation and Divorce - https://www.schumanlaw.ca/podcast/40-how-to-keep-your-money-in-separation-and-divorce/
10 - Child Support in Ontario/Canada: Who Pays and How Much?
- http://www.schumanlaw.ca/ontario-family-law-podcast/10---child-support-in-ontar.html
The Ontario Family Law Podcast is a companion to the book, Guide to the Basics of Ontario Family Law, which is available as a $9.99 Kindle eBook, Kobo eBook, or iBook for your iPad or iPhone and as a paperback from Amazon and better bookstores. Get it here: http://www.schumanlaw.ca/family-law-guide.html
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Customer Reviews
It’s a 5 but the background noises…..So 2.
I agree with the other posters. I think the podcast is great, but the overlay noises are beyond annoying. It takes away from the professionalism of the speaker for sure.
Remove awful sounds
As another reviewer said, very valuable and important information. Very difficult to hear it with the awful noises laid on top - including awful, triggering noises. I have to imagine many of the listeners of this podcast to be abuse survivors like I am, and the screaming noises, crying children, it’s all an attack on my nervous system. Please have a little empathy for the people going through this awful system and remove 🙏🙏 Otherwise very useful content
Too many distractions!!!!!
I have to listen to him in reduced speed because he talks far too fast. The sound effects are so distracting and very unnecessary! Due to these issues, I can only give 2 stars. Please stop adding these sound effects. I want to hear and concentrate on the information, not the silly and annoying sounds. The content is very good and helpful, otherwise.