Does a lawyer have automatic right to question wife?

William Abbot | June 2016

Toronto family law lawyer Will Abbott tells Law Times the central question in an unusual decision released by the Superior Court recently was whether or not a lawyer representing himself in his divorce had an automatic right to question his wife.

“A lot of people presume they do have an automatic right, but Justice McGee’s decision shows there is an important distinction between the Rules of Civil Procedure and family law rules in this area," says Abbot. 
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