Legal Tweet of the Day: May 9, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: TikTok Sues US Government Over Potential Ban #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/34d844w8

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: If a Will makes a gift to "my children", does that include adopted children?

Under Ontario law, legally adopted children are generally presumed to have the same rights as biological children for estate purposes. 

A testator still has the freedom to make gifts and leave inheritances and specify that they are only for certain, specified children, if she chooses, so the question may depend on interpreting what the deceased intended and the wording of the Will.

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: May 8, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Judge Merchan ruled that Trump again violated the gag order for the tenth time and threatened to jail Trump if he continued to violate it. #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://tinyurl.com/mup8udv6

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Family #LawFact of the Day: How Do Child Support Payments Work in Ontario?

The amount of support payable by separated parents in Ontario is strictly governed by the Child Support Guidelines.

The Guidelines tables establish basic child support obligations and are based solely on the payor’s income, number of children, and Province of residence.

Additional amounts may also be payable to cover special and extraordinary expenses incurred for a child’s daycare, medical care, education and extra-curricular activities.

These additional expenses are shared by the parents in proportion to their respective incomes.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: May 7, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Have you been removed from your family doctor’s patient list for visiting an Ontario walk-in clinic? #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/6mt95p8w

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Employment #LawFactof the Day: Accommodating Pregnancy in the Workplace

Can an employer fire an employee whose pregnancy is causing medical complications that affect her ability to perform her usual workplace duties?

Employers have a duty to accommodate in those circumstances unless it would cause undue hardship.

This accommodation may include changing job duties temporarily or providing time off work. 

It is unlawful and discriminatory if an employer improperly fires, demotes, or lays off an employee due to a pregnancy

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: May 6, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Judge should be censured for street brawl, conflict of interest, New York judicial conduct commission says #law #legal #lawtwitter via @ABAJournal https://tinyurl.com/3wba5k96

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of May 6, 2024

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of May 5, 2024

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 5, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• 'Harmful and discriminatory': Ontario school board investigating video showing comments staff member made towards student wearing a keffiyeh
  

• She peed in an Amsterdam alley, then waged a 9-year battle for 'urination equality'
  

• University of Toronto warns students that encampments will not be tolerated amid divestment calls
  

• Canada's divorce rate is the lowest in 50 years, but fewer people are getting married at all
  

• $9.5M sexual abuse class-action lawsuit against Calgary Stampede moves forward with 300 claimants
  

• Poilievre kicked out of House of Commons by Speaker for calling Trudeau a 'wacko'
  

• Judge Merchan Holds Trump in Contempt for Violating Gag Order in Hush-Money Trial
  

• Judge Merchan ruled that Donald Trump violated a gag order nine times and ordered him to pay $9,000
  

• Federal public servants to return to the office 3 days a week this fall
  

• Poilievre hints to police he would use notwithstanding clause to change justice laws
  

• Ontario woman surprised after 20-year-old government fines suddenly tank credit score
  

• Jury Hears Tape of Trump and Cohen Discussing Hush-Money Deal
  

• Judge should be censured for street brawl, conflict of interest, New York judicial conduct commission says

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: May 3, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Jury Hears Tape of Trump and Cohen Discussing Hush-Money Deal #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/36mcha2e

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 30, 2006

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 30, 2006 via Wise Law Blog: Supreme Court of Canada: All Ontario Tribunals Must Apply Human Rights Code http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2006/04/supreme-court-of-canada-all-ontario.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: May 2, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Poilievre hints to police he would use notwithstanding clause to change justice laws #law #legal #LawTwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/mr3zc4ze

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What is the difference between a Last Will and a Power of Attorney? Do I need both?

A Last Will only determines what happens to your property after you have passed. 

A Power of Attorney is used to appoint someone to manage your property and your medical care if you are incapable. It is no longer valid after death. 

In some ways, having an Attorney who can protect you while you are still living is even more important that having a will.

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: May 1, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario woman surprised after 20-year-old government fines suddenly tank credit score #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/ykhz67w3

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Guardianship of your Children in your Last Will

You can definitely name somebody in your last will to have custody and guardianship of your minor children in the event both of the parents pass away.

Now, the appointment you make in you last will is temporary. That person will eventually need to apply to the court to be appointed as a permanent guardian. But, when they make that application, the court will look very closely on who you named in your last will, and factor that in the decision about who should be the permanent guardian of your children.

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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