Children may experience a great deal of stress and emotional challenges when parents divorce. Child custody and access court conflict are certainly the most challenging for parents and their children.  Children often must adapt to new living arrangements, and they may be struggling…

During a child custody dispute, parents are under a microscope. Everything they have done or said, and anything they have failed to do or say, could come up. Further, personal shortcomings can be used as a weapon by a vindictive ex because its…

After divorce or separation, many parents remain active participants in raising their children. However, challenges can arise if you share child custody and work. Thankfully, there are steps you can take to make work and a parenting plan adjustment a little easier. Be…

Securing child-related agreements after divorce or separation provides parents with a sort of map for the next chapter. Parties can have a better idea of the road ahead and plan for any obstacles that might arise. However, things change over time. And that…

Guest Post By Glenn Cheriton, President of the Canadian Equal Parenting Council Fathers' Rights are controversial in Canada: they don't exist according to some, they are the biggest threat to society to others, yet to others, they are an essential demand. There are…

Fathers have long seen challenges in family court, especially when it comes to matters of child custody and parenting. The legal system alone presents obstacles by way of unfair processes and outdated biases. Some fathers seeking custody or access to their children can…

The grandparent-grandchild relationship is often strong and affectionate, but a grandparent can also provide guidance, emotional support, and a sense of family history and culture to a grandchild. These important ties can be interrupted when the parents of those grandchildren separate or divorce.…

Rigillo v. Rigillo was a child custody/access appeal decision. At trial, the judge limited the father's parenting time to the minimal amount that he had secured under a without prejudice temporary order where the mother was the primary caregiver.  The Ontario Court of…

R.B. v. A.H. is an interim child custody access decision from the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court. It is remarkable for some startling yet what should be patently obvious observations with respect to the importance of maintaining children's bonds with both parents in…