Plain-language articles about Newfoundland and Labrador law.
Learn how buying a business in Newfoundland and Labrador carries over employees' years of service, notice periods, union terms and WorkplaceNL debts.
Read the article →Learn who counts as a partner, how support works without marriage, the 2-year deadline, and which court hears claims in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Read the article →Learn who can apply for custody or access under Newfoundland and Labrador's Children's Law Act, how courts decide, which court hears it, and options outside court.
Read the article →Find out whether you can be legally separated while sharing a home in Newfoundland and Labrador, and how your separation date affects divorce, support and property.
Read the article →Find out whether you can challenge a will in Newfoundland and Labrador, who can act, which grounds matter and what the court process involves.
Read the article →Find out whether the law or your lender requires a lawyer to buy a house in Newfoundland and Labrador, and what can go wrong if you skip one.
Read the article →Find out whether a survey is required to buy a house in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, who asks for one, and what can happen if you skip it.
Read the article →Find out when probate is needed in Newfoundland and Labrador, which assets pass without a grant, and what makes a grant from the Supreme Court unavoidable.
Read the article →A plain guide to an executor's duties in Newfoundland and Labrador: getting a grant, dealing with creditors, accounting, compensation and distribution.
Read the article →See which federal credits and rebates a first-time buyer in Newfoundland and Labrador can claim, including the Home Buyers' Amount, GST/HST rebate and HBP.
Read the article →Learn what a title search covers in Newfoundland and Labrador, why the Act sets no fixed years, what it can miss, and what it costs to search online.
Read the article →See how long you must live together to be common-law in Newfoundland and Labrador, how the rules differ by law, and what evidence of cohabitation helps.
Read the article →See who decides capacity in Newfoundland and Labrador, how the tests differ for health care and property, and what happens after a finding of incapacity.
Read the article →Learn how the Newfoundland and Labrador probate fee is calculated, see a worked example, and understand other court charges an executor may face.
Read the article →See how child support is set in Newfoundland and Labrador under the Federal Child Support Guidelines, based on payor income and number of children.
Read the article →Learn how the Registry of Deeds charge for registering a notice of mortgage in Newfoundland and Labrador works, including the $5,000 cap and why it matters.
Read the article →Learn how the Family Law Act divides matrimonial and business assets in Newfoundland and Labrador, when the split is not equal, and the steps and time limits.
Read the article →A step-by-step guide to divorce at the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador: grounds, residency, forms, fees, review and when the divorce takes effect.
Read the article →A surviving spouse in Newfoundland and Labrador may have Family Law Act rights on top of the will. Learn how the choice works and the deadlines that apply.
Read the article →What a lender can do if you miss mortgage payments in Newfoundland and Labrador, how notice and power of sale work, and what options you have early on.
Read the article →Learn who inherits, who can administer the estate and what happens first when someone dies without a will in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Read the article →Learn what an enduring power of attorney is in Newfoundland and Labrador, what an attorney can do, and how it keeps working if the donor loses capacity.
Read the article →Find out what Family Justice Services offers separating parents in Newfoundland and Labrador, who can use it, and how to request mediation or sessions.
Read the article →Learn what the Family Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador decides, where it sits, and how it differs from the Provincial Court.
Read the article →Learn what information, timing and protections the law gives a beneficiary in Newfoundland and Labrador, and what you can ask an executor to provide.
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