Youth protection authorites admonished by appeal court
Youth protection authorities now face a more stringent test before envisioning adoption as a “solution to a difficult situation” following a ruling by the Quebec appeal court.
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Mother wins battle to move to France with children
A lower court ruling that prohibited a French mother of two from moving from Quebec to her native country under penalty of losing custody was recently overturned by the Quebec Court of Appeal.
Appeal court takes tougher line on spousal support
When the Quebec Court of Appeal recently overturned an order that compelled a financial analyst to pay his ex-wife spousal support for an indefinite period, it caught family law experts by surprise.
Pro Bono Quebec hopes to improve access to justice
The Centre Pro Bono Québec is the latest initiative striving to improve access to justice to low-and modest-income individuals by facilitating and coordinating pro bono legal services.
Surrogacy agreements illegal in Quebec
Surrogacy agreements, unlike in the rest of Canada, are illegal in Quebec, ruled a judge.
Bulldozer who headed crime probe passes away
Jean-Luc Dutil, a former Quebec Court judge and the head an extensive probe into organized crime that marked Quebec during the 1970s, passed away, ravaged by a cancer in the space of less than two months.
Federal government overstepped its authority, says Quebec Court of Appeal
In a ruling hailed as a victory for federalism, the Quebec Court of Appeal struck down dozens of provisions of the federal Assisted Human Reproduction Act it deemed to be unconstitutional because it encroached on provincial jurisdictions.
Cuckold loses bid to strike his name off child’s birth certificate
A man who discovered that he was not the biological father of a child lost his bid before the Quebec Court of Appeal to strike his name off the child’s certificate.
Native leader condemned to pay $106,000 to his former lawyer
Guillaume Carle, a controversial native leader, was condemned to pay $106,295 to his former lawyer.
Sudoku will is valid, rules court
The last will and testament of a former teacher who lined several of the pages of the puzzle book with instructions that had changed the notarized will is valid, rules the court.
Quebec Appeal Court overturns ruling dealing with Mulroney-Schreiber affair
The Quebec Court of Appeal recently overturned a ruling that temporarily suspended a civil suit launched by German-Canadian lobbyist Karlheinz Schreiber against former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.