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Ontario woman awarded $400,000 over husband's decades-long abuse in legal first

Special to Financial Post
 

Adam N. Black, partner and chair of our Family Law Group, writes about an Ontario woman who was recently awarded $400,000 in damages for the abusive conduct suffered at the hands of her husband over the course of their 54-year marriage. This is the first award of its kind since a landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling in May recognized such violence as a new civil wrong.

To read Adam's full article please visit the Financial Post's website.