James Cooper Morton, who pleaded guilty to the offences in April, has also been ordered to have no contact with Jennifer Packwood for six months. Continue reading →

The Saskatchewan government is piloting a program which would require people who wish to separate or divorce to give their relationship one last shot. Continue reading →

Rhonda Shousterman, a justice of the peace at the Newmarket courthouse, delivered an emotional 20-minute victim impact statement at her husband James Morton’s sentencing hearing in the very courthouse where Shousterman sits on the bench. Continue reading →

“Being a stepmom is sometimes like a dirty little secret. Like there’s a lot of shame.” Continue reading →

James Cooper Morton stood up in a Newmarket courtroom on Friday and admitted he married Jennifer Packwood, a law clerk from the office where he worked in Hamilton, despite the fact he was still married to his wife, Justice of the Peace Rhonda Shousterman. Continue reading →

Manitoba has the second highest rates of intimate partner violence in the country, but a legal expert says many victims don’t know their rights or are fearful about pursuing legal action. Continue reading →

The province wants to make it easier on Manitobans going through divorces and separations by allowing family law cases to be resolved outside of court. Continue reading →