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Login to watch this video if you have a subscription. Learn more about subscriptions.This presentation explains that the DivorceMate marriage contract precedent is only a starting point and requires careful customization for complex family law matters, especially where there are business interests, support issues, blended families, or estate planning concerns. It highlights the need for precise drafting around definitions, support, property, death-related rights, and dispute resolution, with reference to the Family Law Act, the Succession Law Reform Act, and related case law. The practical takeaway is that clearer, more tailored agreements, coordinated with estate and corporate planning, can better reflect client intentions and help prevent future litigation.
Kate Wright is a member of the family law, wills and estates and estate litigation service groups at Mann Lawyers. Kate graduated from the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University in 2008. She articled with a national firm in Calgary and was called to the Alberta Bar and Ontario Bar in 2009. She sits on the Board of Directors of Family Services Ottawa. Kate is a former member of the Family Law Section Executive and Young Lawyers East Section of the Ontario Bar Association. When not at work, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, including her daughters and husband, and trying to keep up with yoga practice as much as she can.
Brad Yaeger was called to the bar in 2018 and has practiced family law exclusively ever since. He spent five years with a national law firm before joining Warren Comacho LLP, where he has grown a busy practice catering primarily to high-net worth clients. Though his practice encompasses all aspects of family law, he has a particular passion for complex financial cases, and he frequently advises business whose interests intersect with family law issues. He was recently published in the Canadian Family Law Quarterly on recent developments in the law of contempt. Before receiving his JD (cum laude) from the University of Ottawa, Brad obtained a graduate degree in business from the John Molson School of Business in Montreal, and his undergraduate degree in liberal arts from Concordia University.
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