January 2004 - On January 23 2004, the Court of Appeal will hear the Minister of Revenue of Quebec's appeal of our successful damage award on behalf of a wife and children who did not receive their alimentary pension ... more

April 17, 2003 - The Supreme Court of Canada has rendered its decision in Miglin vs. Miglin about the claim of an ex-wife to overturn a prior agreement that set a term to her alimony. ... more

February 4, 2003 - The Court of Appeal has heard our request to affirm the right of all Quebec women to seize and collect their alimony and child support orders. ... more

January 21, 2003 - Honourable Mr. Justice Michel Robert, Chief Justice of Quebec, hears the intervention of the Canadian Human Rights Commission in the same sex marriage case in Montreal. ... more

September 6, 2002 - Honourable Mrs. Justice Louise Lemelin granted our application to declare unconstitutional and discriminatory the law prohibiting same sex couples from marrying. ... more

Goldwater, Dubé specializes in the practice of matrimonial and family law. On this web site we provide you with online resources to satisfy your general interest in family law. The F.A.Q. section of the web site should answer your basic questions about divorce, custody, alimony, and child support.

For those of you who have been guided to this site because of our specialty in dealing with cases of parental alienation, please browse through our publications to find articles which explain more about this tragic parenting issue.

We invite those of you interested in the problem of relocation of children after divorce, and those who wish to learn more about the impact of bankruptcy in divorce cases to see our publications.

We also have basic court forms available on this site in Excel format to download, if you wish to fill out a Child Support Determination Form or a Sworn Statement of Income and Expenses on your own.

Please feel free to contact us any time for a consultation about a personal legal problem.

If you have a judgment in your favour that orders a payment to be made to you, the unpaid balance runs interest at 5%, but if your judgment also grants you an "additional indemnity" interest, please browse our table of applicable interest rates.

If you have a judgment of spousal support or child support rendered in your favour, it goes up by the cost of living on January 1st of each year. For 2004, this indexation rate is 3.2%. For past years, please browse our table of indexation rates.

Ever wonder what your rights are when your parents divorce? Browse this "Bill of Rights" so you can let your parents know that kids have rights too!