Free Speaker's Series

Featuring Mr. Dyment of the Law Offices          of Howard S. Dyment

Mr. Dyment is the founder of a boutique Family Law Firm established for almost 35 years and a leading speaker in the field of Family Law, Wills and Estates. He now offers free speaking engagements for businesses and community groups.

The series entitled “We Care Initiative” provides information to your employees or group members who need to pro actively deal with all aspects of Family Law, Wills and Estates.

Mr. Dyment’s firm is committed to educate and inform businesses and support groups; topics will be tailored to your specific needs and there is never a cost to your business or group.

For further information or to book a speaking engagement with Mr. Dyment at your next corporate event or group meeting, please contact the office.

For media contacts or to simply request an interview please contact Ron at our Offices at 416-861-0087.

“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating”
                                    –  Kofi Annan

Mission Statement

My group consists of myself as lead counsel, Associate Lawyers, a Forensic Accountant, a General Accountant, a Marriage Counsellor, a Psychiatrist, two Social Workers, one of whom specializes in children of broken homes and a Physical Trainer. Others, including investigators, are employed on an as needed basis.

My team is a cohesive group, which works together, continuously keeping me informed as to progress and developments on your behalf.

I am the facilitator where I am in charge of all information so that I can supply the necessary developments to those in the group who need to know the facts for his or her work to be carried out on your behalf.

You may click here and arrange a confidential, initial meeting with me, to discuss your case and the services we can provide.

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Quick contact information:
390 Bay Street, Suite 910
Toronto, ON M5H 2Y2
Tel: 416-861-0087
Fax: 416-946-1329

Recent Developments

Catholic Family Services of Toronto has announced its Calendar of courses for men and women running from January to June 2012. This Office highly recommends these courses on divorce, stress management, abuse and other related subjects. The Calendar may be accessed by clicking here.

You no longer need to spend thousands of dollars paying Realtor commissions when selling your property. A new agreement now allows you to list your property on MLS without having to retain a real estate agent. For more information click here

Israel's leading expert and Nobel Prize Laureate on Game Theory as it applies to Conflict is Prof. Yisrael Aumann. His vision can be applied directly to spouses before or after separation where one party takes a wholly intransigent position and the other wants to resolve the issues on a reasonable basis. We highly recommend that you review his example and conclusions by clicking here, as related by Naomi Ragen on October 29, 2010 and applying his Game Theory to the resolution of such issues arising during your marriage or after your separation and\or divorce.

The Supreme Court of Canada in February of 2011 has weighed in on the subject of property division between unmarried couples once again. It is even more important in light of the Decision to enter into a cohabitation agreement before the commencement of a serious relationship if for no other reason that it would make a claim of unjust enrichment against you a non-starter. Unjust enrichment occurs when one party benefits at the expense of the other party during a relationship, and usually occurs in a common-law relationship.  Upon the breakdown of the relationship, the benefited party can be made to pay the other side thousands of dollars to redress the benefit received, so you should know the factors the courts look at when determining whether there has been such an unjust enrichment in the relationship. To read more as to how the courts are dealing with this issue, and the full Decision on which this article is based click here.

Retroactive Child Support after a 21-year marriage and 10 years of separation? Not necessarily, even with increases in the payor's income which were not reflected in the original support calculations. Here, there was evidence that even the support being paid was not needed or used for the children. To read more click here.

Kevin B. Peires of our Office was Counsel on a recently reported Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision which confirmed a spouse’s entitlement to temporary spousal support. The Court firmly declared that despite both parties having relatively high incomes, the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines cannot be ignored and in fact must be considered.  For Full Decision Click here

The Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines: A User's Guide to the Final Version, July 2008

Bought Your Home Without Title Insurance? Afraid of Fraud? This is the Solution.

A pay raise equals increased child support or suffer retroactivity. Click here for the details.

Click here if you want to deduct, from your Income Taxes, the Legal Fees incurred to establish your right to obtain Spousal and Child Support!

The Supreme Court of Canada overruled the Ontario Court of Appeal and held that in shared or joint custody situations that a divorced parent who spends more time with his or her children should not necessarily be able to automatically pay less child support. Click here to see how you can make this decision work for you!

Areas of Practice

• Divorce and Family Law
• Dispute Resolution
• Wills and Powers of Attorney
• Estate Administration and Executor Services
• Real Estate Law as it Relates to Families