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Affidavit of Service: The Step People Skip
In a Small Claims Court case, most people focus on the big moments. Filing the claim, gathering the evidence, preparing for the hearing. What trips up self-represented litigants again and again is something far less dramatic: proving that the other side actually received the documents. Serving the paperwork is only half the job. Proving that… Read More
Lest We Forget: Honouring Remembrance Day
At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, Canadians fall silent. Across the country, in cenotaph squares and school gymnasiums, in workplaces and quiet living rooms, people pause together to remember. On November 11, MTS Paralegal Services P.C. joins communities across Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, Hamilton, and Southwestern Ontario in honouring… Read More
Statutory Declarations: What They Actually Do
At some point, almost every Ontarian is handed a form or a request that asks them to make a statutory declaration. A government application, an insurance claim, a lost document, a confirmation of marital status. The phrase sounds formal and slightly intimidating, and most people sign where they are told without ever understanding what they… Read More
Seatbelt Tickets Are Bigger Than You Think
Of all the tickets an Ontario driver can receive, a seatbelt charge is the one most likely to be shrugged off. It feels minor, almost administrative, and the instinct is to pay it and forget it. That instinct is a mistake. A seatbelt conviction carries demerit points, lands on the driving record for years, and… Read More
The Tenant Moved Out and Left the Mess
The keys are back, but the unit tells a story the landlord did not want to read. Holes in the walls, unpaid rent, a hydro bill left in arrears, and a pile of garbage where a clean unit should be. When a tenant moves out and leaves the mess behind, many landlords assume the money… Read More
