The Superior Court now explicitly recognizes judicial violence in family law. Lawyer Gabrielle Azran deciphers a decision that transforms the approach to procedural abuses.
ChatGPT and divorce: what the Quebec courts say
ChatGPT and divorce in Quebec: why artificial intelligence does not replace a lawyer More and more Quebecers are turning to ChatGPT for quick answers about their divorce. Calculating child support, dividing family assets, child custody — artificial intelligence seems to offer a tempting shortcut. But beware: using ChatGPT for your divorce carries serious legal risks that most people are unaware of. What you write to ChatGPT could even end up in front of a judge. What ChatGPT Can and Can't Do When It Comes to Divorce ChatGPT is a generative artificial intelligence tool. It generates answers by predicting the most…
Azran Avocats reminds us that professional discipline is not a tool of procedural pressure
A recent decision of the Disciplinary Council of the Barreau du Québec (Goldstein v. Gemayel, file no. 06-24-03490) clearly and firmly confirms that private disciplinary complaints must never become a tactical tool or a lever of pressure in civil litigation. In this particularly tense family case (divorce, child custody, inheritance), the plaintiff had filed a private complaint against the lawyer who represented his ex-spouse and then his estate. In particular, he accused him of having multiplied the procedures, of lacking moderation, of acting outside the warrant or of tolerating the presentation of information that he considered inaccurate before the Superior…
Parental union in Quebec in 2026: The new parental union patrimony for de facto spouses with children
As of June 30, 2025, the Act respecting the reform of family law and instituting the regime of parental unions (Bill 56, assented to in 2024, chapter 22) introduced an entirely new regime into the Civil Code of Québec. This regime automatically applies to de facto spouses – i.e., couples who are not married or in a civil union – who become parents of a common child born or adopted on or after June 30, 2025. The main objective is to fill a historical legal gap: until now, de facto spouses with children had no automatic patrimonial protection in the…
Fondation Soutien Autisme Québec: Azran Lawyers’ social commitment at the service of children and families
For more than three decades, Azran Lawyers has distinguished itself not only by the excellence of its legal services in Montreal, but also by its deep commitment to the human and social issues that affect our community. With its legal expertise and local roots, the Azran Lawyers team is now expanding its impact by committing to a cause that is close to its heart: supporting autistic children and their families through the Fondation Soutien Autisme Québec. An initiative that turns empathy into action Driven by a deep empathy for families affected by autism spectrum disorders: a context where delays in…
The Shareholders’ Agreement: The Little-Known Document That Can Save (or Sink) Your Business
Montreal is full of stories of promising companies that have gone off the rails not because of the market, but because of internal conflicts. Two partners are launching a tech start-up in the Mile-End. Three years later, one wants to sell, the other refuses. The result: total paralysis, financial losses, and sometimes permanent closure. And yet, a simple document could have changed everything: the shareholders' agreement, which a commercial lawyer can help you establish. Often relegated to the background when incorporating a business in Montreal, this private agreement is actually one of the most powerful tools to secure the future…
Renting in terms of divided co-ownership
With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise in popularity of telecommuting in most professional settings, many city dwellers saw it as an opportunity to migrate to the remote suburbs of Montreal. For several months now, we have been witnessing a movement that could be described as an urban exodus. As a result, the city's large buildings are seeing their condo units increasingly subject to housing leases, as owners take advantage of the circumstances to make the most of their residences that they no longer occupy.
Does the increase in the cost of materials justify the contractor doing the same?
You have recently bought a new property at a certain price, but now at the time of delivery of the construction, your contractor announces a price higher than the initially agreed price and threatens to terminate the contract if you refuse to pay the new price. The reasons he gives you are classic, he is a victim of the drastic increase in the cost of materials and the shortage of labor related to the pandemic. Is he entitled to terminate the contract for such a reason? What are your rights and possible remedies?
Conference on the impacts of family litigation vs. the family mediation process
Family Litigation versus Family Mediation. This is the subject of this lecture given by Gabrielle Azran at the Université de Montréal in the Department of Law, Family Law Committee.