Brahm Siegel is a Toronto family law and divorce lawyer, mediator and arbitrator. He will answer your questions on all aspects of family law. Write to him at bsiegel@nathenssiegel.com.

In Ontario, we don't divide property between married persons literally in half or "in specie." Instead, we have a law that...

Brahm Siegel is a Toronto family law and divorce lawyer, mediator and arbitrator. He will answer your questions on all aspects of family law. Write to him at bsiegel@nathenssiegel.com.

Most folks know about mediation. Mediation is a method of dispute resolution where the parties agree on and appoint an independent...

Brahm Siegel is a Toronto family law and divorce lawyer, mediator and arbitrator. He will answer your questions on all aspects of family law. Write to him at bsiegel@nathenssiegel.com.

Back in 1995 when I started practising family law, the standard parenting schedule was pretty straightforward: The children resided primarily with...

When I started writing this column a few short months ago I promised you some reader email. The following query, my first received so far, comes from "Dave," in Ontario:

"My question concerns alimony. I have been married 21 years and even though my wife and I aren't planning to...

(Brahm Siegel is a Toronto family law and divorce lawyer, mediator and arbitrator. He is here to answer your questions on all aspects of family law. Write to him at bsiegel@nathenssiegel.com)

Q: How is property divided after a marriage breakdown?

In Ontario and most other provinces, each party's assets and...

Brahm Siegel is a Toronto family law and divorce lawyer, mediator and arbitrator. He is here to answer your questions on all aspects of family law. Write to him at bsiegel@nathenssiegel.com

Q: What are retained earnings?

In accounting, retained earnings refers to the portion of net income which is retained...

Every year it seems that nothing causes as much conflict as Christmas access disputes.
In talking with clients, I learn that even when the couple was an intact family there was
trouble during the holiday season. "Do we go to your parents' or mine this year?" "For how...

Brahm D. Siegel is a Toronto family law and divorce lawyer, mediator and arbitrator. He will answer your questions on all aspects of family law. Write to him at bsiegel@nathenssiegel.com.

With last week's anniversary of the Dec. 6 massacre still fresh in our minds, I can think of no better...

Brahm Siegel is a Toronto family law and divorce lawyer, mediator and arbitrator. He is here to answer your questions on all aspects of family law. Write to him at bsiegel@nathenssiegel.com.

Someone recently sent me an article in the New York Times called "The Good Divorce" (Oct. 28,...

Brahm Siegel is a Toronto family law and divorce lawyer, mediator and arbitrator. He will answer your questions on all aspects of family law. Write to him at bsiegel@nathenssiegel.com.

Q: In your last column you mentioned something called a "cohabitation agreement." Can you explain what this is and why I...

Brahm Siegel is a Toronto family law and divorce lawyer, mediator and arbitrator. He will answer your questions on all aspects of family law. Write to him at bsiegel@nathenssiegel.com.

Q: Can you explain the difference between a "legal" interest in property vs. a "beneficial" one? My lawyer has mentioned this...

Brahm Siegel is a Toronto family law and divorce lawyer, mediator and arbitrator. He will answer your questions on all aspects of family law. Write to him at bsiegel@nathenssiegel.com.

Magnet Holders and Dust Collectors
Even though I've had over a thousand clients so far in my career, they are...

Brahm Siegel is a Toronto family law and divorce lawyer, mediator and arbitrator. Starting this week he will answer your questions on all aspects of family law. Write to him at bsiegel@nathenssiegel.com.

I am very excited about this column. For years family, friends and clients have been urging me to...