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In Canada, 58% of victims of domestic violence were assaulted by a parent. #CambridgeForumFamily #IAFLCanada IAFL

Under proposed new family code, Canadian lawyers will have an affirmative duty to screen for family violence. #CambridgeForumFamily #IAFLCanada IAFL

In Quebec, almost all kids in divorce proceedings have a lawyer. Also, if the child is 12 years old, their preference on with whom they live is almost always dispositive. Wow! #CambridgeForumFamily #IAFLCanada IAFL

In British Columbia, the courts require joint experts for business valuation issues in divorce. In Alberta, the courts have the power to order, but do not do so over a party objection. #CambridgeForumFamily #IAFLCanada IAFL

In Canadian divorces, fair market value is not necessarily the standard of value for valuing a business. Courts and experts have broad discretion. #CambridgeForumFamily #IAFLCanada IAFL

Good news if you are a divorcing Canadian: Attorney’s fees paid to obtain or defend a claim for child or spousal support are tax deductible. #CambridgeForumFamily #IAFLCanada

Bad news if you are a divorcing Canadian: If you receive an attorney’s fee award, the portion not related to support is taxable to you as income in the year received.

US style offers of judgment often determinative of attorney’s fee and cost issues in Canadian divorces. Offers of judgment prohibited in many US jurisdictions for divorce cases. #CambrideForumFamily #IAFLCanada IAFL

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Beginning of a new era in Irish Family Law as grounds for divorce reduced to two years living apart; likely to result in less applications for Judicial Separation and hopefully less opportunity for acrimony #divorce IAFL

IAFL are delighted to welcome recent joiner Jeffrey Weissman from Florida, USA iafl.com/fellows/jeffre…

Our thoughts today are with our friends, colleagues and the people of London and The Hague. # prayforpeace

Gracias IAFL IAFL USA Chapter por todo el apoyo al derecho de familia en español

Registration is now open for the IAFL Introduction to European Family Law Conference in Kyiv from 19th - 20th March 2020. IAFL and the IAFL European Chapter again hopes to welcome recent IAFL Fellows and potential future fellows. See iafl.com/events/forthco… for further details

#WellnessWednesday Tip: Find time each day (even on the busiest ones) to step away from your desk and phone and decompress. Even short breaks can increase focus, boost creativity, and decrease stress. A lap around the office or a trip to the local coffee shop are great options!

Congrats to IAFL Fellow Gerry Durward for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Birmingham, Alabama Bar Association. Well done Gerry! #BirminghamBarAssoc

Thank you to the members of AIJUDEFA for hosting our President Jorge Cestero and El Flaco Peter W Buchbauer. The Second AIJUDEFA Congress was quite a success.! Well done Lola López-Muelas, Daniela Horvitz and team.

Check out the new International Academy of Family Lawyers, USA Chapter page on Facebook!

Today, the US Supreme Court issued an opinion in Monasky v. Taglieri. The case, about interpreting “habitual residence” in a Hague Child Abduction proceeding, found that a court should consider the “totality of the circumstances specific to the case.”