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By John T. Syrtash, Associate, Garfin Zeidenberg LLP, a Toronto family law lawyer for the past 40 years. We’re getting married, and will live in the home that I own. My brother, who is divorced, says I would lose the house if we were to divorce. How can that be? Syrtash: People spend a lot...Read More

By Jordan N. Potasky In June of 2020 the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”) released its decision in the case of Uber Technologies Inc. v Heller, 2020 SCC 16.  In that case the SCC  ruled that the arbitration provisions in Uber’s standard service agreements with drivers was invalid because it was unconscionable thereby, potentially,...Read More

OUR US LICENSED TRADEMARK LAWYERS WILL PROTECT YOUR INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL. Garfin Zeidenberg LLP offers trademark, copyright, and technology legal services: trademark registrations, trademark license agreements, trade-mark opposition & infringement, copyright registrations, and hardware & software acquisitions. Deliverables: RISK ASSESSMENT: Trademark search, lawyer drafted clearance report and consultations to improve success and reduce legal exposure.APPLICATION FILING:...Read More

By Tyler Benoliel | Garfin Zeidenberg LLP Corporation Naming Fundamentals A corporation name is the name selected by a company at the time of incorporation and is listed on the company’s articles of incorporation. This is the corporation’s legal name, however, a corporation may have one or more assumed names that it operates by. An...Read More

By AILIN HE, LL.B., MSc The amendments to the federal Divorce Act came into force on March 1, 2021. The following is a summary of important changes: 1. Terminology: “custody” and “access” have been replaced with “decision making responsibility” and “parenting time”; 2. Family dispute resolution: lawyers must inform and encourage clients to participate in...Read More

By John T. Syrtash, Associate, Garfin Zeidenberg LLP, a Toronto family law lawyer for 40  years.  If you are facing a parental kidnapping, child abduction to the USA, or other parental  international child abduction:  1.       Call the Police.  Explain the urgency of the abduction and give as much information as needed.  Amber alerts are now being made...Read More