Dependants Relief Claim

Ontario Court Grants Dependant’s Relief Claim, Awards Half of Estate to Common-Law Spouse After 53-Year Relationship CASE: Shiomi v. Jarvela, 2025 ONSC 468 Ronald Shiomi and Anna Maria Tocheri [...]

In December 2023, Charles Herbert Officer passed away at age 48 without a will, leaving behind his three-year-old son (the sole beneficiary) and his 85-year-old mother, Ionie Agatha Officer. [...]

COURT DISMISSES DEPENDANT’S RELIEF CLAIM IN CASE WHERE DEPENDANT WAS NOT DESTITUTE, HAD SUFFICIENT RESOURCES TO SUPPORT HERSELF AND HAS SIGNED A COHABITATON AGREEMENT CASE:  Scharfenberg v. [...]