Howard S. Dyment, Toronto Lawyer

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Divorce and Family Law
1.	Custody Settlement Without Court: What You Need To Know
2.	Getting Divorced? Already Divorced? How to ensure your financial protection NEW!
3.	Settle, Don't Fight! It will cost you, even if you win it all! NEW!
4.	Save Self-representation in Court for Television! NEW!
5.	Wondering Whether to Trust? My Private Investigator can solve your dilemma!
6.	Prepare for your first interview with your matrimonial solicitor
7.	Financial Statement in Brief (FRO form) (PDF)
8.	Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines Have Arrived!
9.	21 Tips for Leaving Your Spouse REVISED!
10.	How To Achieve a Smart Divorce NEW!
11.	MarriageHep.ca NEW!
12.	Exes Must Report Pay Raises NEW!
13.	DIVORCEmate Software Inc. Checklist Of Information For Family Law Files. (PDF) NEW!
14.	Civil Courts Can Now Enforce The Jewish Law of Get NEW!
15.	Conduct and Spousal Support: Will your behaviour affect your claims? NEW!
16.	Unconscionable Conduct Equals Husband’s Entire Net Family Property Awarded to Wife NEW!
17.	Groom Ambushed For Child Support Arrears
18.	Parental Gifts: Can they be bulletproof in the face of divorce? NEW!
19.	Catholic Family Services of Toronto Group Sessions
20.	"Days Do Not Equal Dollars" When It Comes To Child Support
21.	Canada Revenue Agency and the Canada Child Tax Benefit and GST in Shared Custody Situations
22.	Fathers Winning Custody - the Statistics
23.	Spousal Assault, Threatening or Harassment
24.	The American Perspective On Healing The Family
25.	Splitting - What's so bad about blaming your ex for splitting up your marriage?
26.	What you should know about Family Law in Ontario, published by the Government on Ontario. (PDF) NEW!
27.	Where do I stand? The Child's Book on Separation and Divorce, written to be read by children, published by the Government of Ontario. (PDF) NEW!
28.	Estate Planning: What to do when your marriage or cohabitation breaks down NEW!
29.	A Financial Planner's Role In Divorce Proceedings
30.	Can Separation Agreements be the Last Word?
31.	Are Legal Fees Incurred to Establish Your Right to Obtain Support Tax Deductible?
32.	Extraordinary Add On Child Support NEW!
33.	Add-ons to Guideline Support - Save on the amount paid - Guaranteed
34.	Do Grandparents Have A Legal Right to Have Access to Their Grandchildren?
35.	Have you been victimized by a child?
36.	Can a Specialty Insurance Contract end your spousal support payments forever?
37.	Life insurance and critical illness insurance & long term care insurance
38.	The Government's Revision To The Child Support Guidelines Effective May 2006
39.	The Holey Veil - Courts Can Now Pierce the Corporate Veil to Set and Enforce Support Payments NEW!
40.	Registration of Family Support Payments (PDF) NEW!
41.	Should Alienated Parents Have to Pay Adult-Child Support? NEW!

Spousal Abuse
42.	Do You Know a Woman Who is Being Abused? (PDF) NEW!

Common Law Relationships
43.	Common-law Relationships - Are They That Different From A Traditional Marriage?
44.	Contemplating Marriage or a Common-Law Relationship?

Same-Sex Relationships
45.	What must you consider as a same-sex couple who wish to marry?
46.	Living Together: Opposite-sex and Same-sex Common Law Relationships (PDF) NEW!

Wills, Powers of Attorney and Estate Planning
46.	How do you prove a lost Will in court?
47.	Power of Attorney for Property: Roles, Responsibilities, and Obligations NEW!
48.	Estate Planning Questionnaire (Word document) NEW!
49.	A Presentation on Estate Planning NEW!
50.	How to minimize or eliminate the payment of Estate Administration Tax (Probate Fees)
51.	Planning Ahead - Make it easier for the ones you love
52.	Why do I need a Will?
53.	Why do I need a Continuing Power of Attorney for Property?

Estate Administration
54.	Executor Services - Let a Professional Help You!
55.	Why Probate a Will?

Real Estate Law
56.	What Will It Cost Me In Legal Fees and Disbursements for My Residential Purchase, Sale or Refinancing? NEW!
57.	Search the title to your new home before you sign the Offer. Just $75.00!
58.	Bought Your Home Without Title Insurance? Afraid of Fraud? This is the Solution. NEW!
59.	TitlePlus Goes Online (Law Pro magazine article featuring commentary from Howard) (PDF)
60.	Working With a Lawyer When You Buy a Home (PDF)
61.	Can you do anything about a delayed closing?
62.	Land Transfer Tax Refund is now permanent legislation
63.	Why do you need title insurance for properties in Ontario?
64.	TitlePLUS Is A Must To Save You From Fraud
65.	What is TitlePlus?
66.	What is a Joint Tenancy?
67.	What are Tenants in Common?

Commercial Law
68.	Want or need to sell your business?