Changes made to the federal Divorce Act last year are affecting cases across Canada, including one involving relocation. The Supreme Court of Canada recently ruled that a mother could relocate with her children 10 hours away from the father, even though a shared...
Equal Shared Parenting
What evidence is important when seeking parenting time?
On Behalf of Gene C. Colman Family Law Centre | May 8, 2022 | Child Custody, Dispute Resolution, Equal Shared Parenting, Parental Alienation, Parenting Time Access
Protecting your child's rights to spend time with you and making decisions for them is vital from the 'get go' in family law cases. Unfortunately, the process can be complicated and contentious if parents disagree on parenting responsibilities and time sharing. Rest...
Tips for maximizing your parenting time
On Behalf of Gene C. Colman Family Law Centre | Apr 19, 2022 | Child Custody, Equal Shared Parenting, Parenting Time Access
Sharing parental responsibilities and time equally is normally in a child's best interests. The benefits of equal parenting time are well-known, and the fact is that the vast majority of Canadians support a legislated presumption for equal shared parenting (absent...
Can you have a child-centered divorce?
On Behalf of Gene C. Colman Family Law Centre | Jan 26, 2022 | Child Custody, Dispute Resolution, Equal Shared Parenting, Parenting Time Access
When someone becomes a parent, their child becomes the center of their world. Parents make decisions and shift their priorities to ensure their child is safe and happy. These behaviors should not change when parents split up. Thus, having a child-centered divorce or...
R. v. P. – Equal Shared Parenting and Justice Pazaratz at his best
by Gene C. Colman | Jul 11, 2021 | Equal Shared Parenting
This decision rendered on 5 July 2021 is yet another example of Justice Alex Pazaratz at his best. We have two seemingly dysfunctional parents (at least when it comes to their ability to constructively engage in the most basic of communications with each other...
4 negotiation tips to help you resolve parenting time and decision making (custody) issues
On Behalf of Gene C. Colman Family Law Centre | May 4, 2021 | Child Custody, Dispute Resolution, Equal Shared Parenting, Parenting Time Access
You had a child with someone - you were married, you lived together, you just dated. But you do share a child with your former spouse, lover, friend. Chances are high that there will arise disagreements regarding parenting time and decision making (custody) matters....
BREASTFEEDING UPDATE – NO LONGER AN OVERNIGHT PARENTING TIME (ACCESS) BLOCKAGE
by Gene C. Colman | Jan 1, 2021 | Child Custody, Equal Shared Parenting, Parenting Time Access
We have previously written on our site and on our blog about breastfeeding. Although we have always been strong advocates for infants enjoying extensive time with their fathers, including overnights, we have in the past also taken a somewhat conservative and cautious...
EQUAL SHARED PARENTING – CHILD CUSTODY INTERIM MOTION
On Behalf of Gene C. Colman Family Law Centre | Jan 1, 2018 | Equal Shared Parenting
Equal Shared Parenting within child custody law is very much a thriving concept in Ontario. Superior Court Justice W.D. Newton has penned what I believe to be a very important decision: Balke v. O'Connor. Although it was decided on 24 April 2017, remarkably...
EQUAL SHARED PARENTING – THE WINDS OF CHANGE
On Behalf of Gene C. Colman Family Law Centre | Dec 22, 2015 | Equal Shared Parenting
Disputes over child custody and access tend to consume inordinate amounts of court time, parents' scarce financial resources and these disputes cause parents and children untold harm on many levels. Such organizations as the Canadian Equal Parenting Council, Lawyers...
SOME THOUGHTS ON A “REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION” IN FAVOUR OF EQUAL SHARED PARENTING
On Behalf of Gene C. Colman Family Law Centre | Apr 18, 2014 | Equal Shared Parenting
"We need very clear direction from Parliament to signal to judges and lawyers (and the public) that equal time should be the starting point." Where should the "onus" lie when it comes to determining post separation/divorce parental contact with children? Is there...
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