It's almost Christmas, but you still have questions, and we hope we have answers! This week we tackle the following: how to ensure a Trial goes forward for an ex that doesn't want to settle; defending a meritless spousal support claim; and parenting in blended families through separation.

We are also happy to announce that Divorced & Done is a TOP 10 podcast as ranked by Feedspot!  That’s right, we were recently ranked in the top 10 of the Best 25 Divorce Podcasts on the web.  Check it out https://blog.feedspot.com/divorce_podcasts/ 

Divorce lawyers Rob Woodward and Darren Schmidt help demystify the divorce process and get you on the path to becoming Divorced & Done. Send your questions or comments to [email protected], find us online at DivorcedAndDone.com. We're also on TikTok: @familylaw_darrenschmidt and @robert_woodward

We made the Top 10 Divorce Podcasts list at Feedspot, your engagement has made this possible, thanks for all the questions! The questions power the podcast, so keep them coming.

Divorce lawyers Rob Woodward and Darren Schmidt help demystify the divorce process and get you on the path to becoming Divorced & Done. Send your questions or comments to [email protected], find us online at DivorcedAndDone.com. We're also on TikTok: @familylaw_darrenschmidt and @robert_woodward

Divorce lawyers Rob Woodward and Darren Schmidt help demystify the divorce process and get you on the path to becoming Divorced & Done. Send your questions or comments to [email protected], find us online at DivorcedAndDone.com.

We're also on TikTok: @familylaw_darrenschmidt and @robert_woodward

This week we're dealing with vanishing exes, when joint assets disappear into cryptocurrency, corporate versus personal income taxes, and whether your ex, who makes more than $100,000.00 than you, has a valid spousal support claim. 

Divorce lawyers Rob Woodward and Darren Schmidt help demystify the divorce process and get you on the path to becoming Divorced & Done. Send your questions or comments to [email protected], find us online at DivorcedAndDone.com.

We're also on TikTok: @familylaw_darrenschmidt and @robert_woodward

Divorce lawyers Rob Woodward and Darren Schmidt help demystify the divorce process and get you on the path to becoming Divorced & Done. Send your questions or comments to [email protected], find us online at DivorcedAndDone.com.

This week, we're giving a broad overview of the history of Canada's 1968 Divorce Act, and how divorces worked (or didn't) in the 1800s.

Osgoode Hall Law Journal, D. Mendes De Costa, "The Divorce Act 1968, and Grounds for Divorce Based Upon Matrimonial Fault" (1970) https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=2351&context=ohlj

Constance Backhouse, Petticoats and Prejudice - Women's Press Classics: Women and Law in Nineteenth-Century Canada (1991)

https://books.google.ca/books/about/Petticoats_and_Prejudice_Women_s_Press_C.html?id=gBksEAAAQBAJ&redir_esc=y

Time to go shopping for a lawyer - but is it the right lawyer for you? Make sure you do your research. 

Divorce lawyers Rob Woodward and Darren Schmidt help demystify the divorce process and get you on the path to becoming Divorced & Done. Send your questions or comments to [email protected], find us online at DivorcedAndDone.com.

Thanks for powering the Divorced and Done Podcast with your questions and by liking and subscribing on your favourite listening platform. We're taking more questions this week and as always, having fun along the way! 

Divorce lawyers Rob Woodward and Darren Schmidt help demystify the divorce process and get you on the path to becoming Divorced & Done. Send your questions or comments to [email protected], find us online at DivorcedAndDone.com.

We're nearly a month from Christmas - time to figure out where your kids will be on the big day. Even if you've been working through the Divorced & Done steps and have a Christmas parenting arrangement in place, we'll address holiday parenting time more generally and what Courts have said historically, including why Tim Allen's The Santa Clause is our favorite family law Christmas movie.  

Divorce lawyers Rob Woodward and Darren Schmidt help demystify the divorce process and get you on the path to becoming Divorced & Done. Send your questions or comments to [email protected], find us online at DivorcedAndDone.com.