child support

July 13, 2015

Adequate Alternatives

Last week, the Supreme Court issued an interesting decision which, although apparently only concerned with judicial review (of the administrative law sort) and the respective jurisdiction of the Federal and superior courts, also tells us something about the role of the courts more generally. The case, Strickland v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 37, was an Continue reading

Administrative Law, The Justice System

child support, Federal Courts, judicial review, public interest litigation, standing
January 17, 2013

Difference without Discrimination

The Québec Court of Appeal delivered an important decision last Friday, Droit de la famille ― 139, 2013 QCCA 13, upholding the constitutionality of Québec’s child-support guidelines, despite the fact that their application results, in many cases, in substantially lower child-support awards than that of the federal guidelines which, in one way or another, now Continue reading

Constitutional law, Federalism

Charter, child support, co-operative federalism, equality, Québec