Real Estate for Family Lawyers - Sessions 1 to 3

This one-hour video, led by Martha Zotov, unites three concise presentations into a practical crash course that gives family-law practitioners the skills and tools to navigate Ontario real-estate issues with complete confidence. Viewers learn how to search titles and writs in Teraview, interpret parcel registers, prepare error-free registrations, and apply the Land Titles Act, Electronic Land Registration Act, Family Law Act and Land Transfer Tax Act while staying alert to current appellate guidance on constructive trusts, unjust enrichment and matrimonial-home disputes.

Session 1 delivers practical guidance on Teraview navigation, licensing costs and search mechanics, linking them to instruments commonly seen in separation files such as joint-tenancy severances, notices of equity rights, collateral mortgages, cautions and court orders, and explains why recent appellate trends make prompt, accurate registrations essential.

Session 2 demonstrates a methodical approach to title and execution searches, shows how to capture every PIN linked to a property, clarifies the difference between certified and deleted instruments, and outlines how Supreme Court guidance on unjust enrichment shapes evidence gathering in family-property claims.

Session 3 walks through creating and cancelling matrimonial-home designations with the Application General form, directs viewers to ServiceOntario bulletins and the Electronic Registration Procedures Guide for compliant wording, and illustrates how quickly courts can enforce or lift designations once possession or sale becomes contentious.

Together, the sessions supply a practical checklist of searches, filings and follow-up steps that streamline real-estate work, reduce risk and open new revenue opportunities for any family-law practice.