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...
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...
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...
Determining the rights and obligations that parents should have after splitting up can be a highly emotional and contentious process. In some cases, a judge may order an assessment by a professional. These assessments can significantly impact parenting time and...
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...
Whatever your family law legal dispute may be, there is a reasonable likelihood that you can resolve it without having to go to court. Avoiding litigation has numerous benefits, but broadly, it is frequently easier, faster, less expensive, less conflict promoting and...
Millions of Canadian adults experience a mental disorder or illness at some point. If your partner is among this group, the chances are that it impacts your relationship. And if you are separating from or divorcing this person, challenges can arise. Making legally...
The holidays can be stressful after divorce or separation, particularly as we continue to battle COVID-related obstacles and challenges. If you are recently divorced or separated, there are some unique COVID-specific challenges you might anticipate in the coming...
Where a parent alienates a child from another parent - this can cause significant long term trauma for that child (let alone for the targeted parent). As we have discussed in other posts, like this one on parental alienation and this one on the impact of divorce on...
There is no question that parental divorce takes a toll on children. However, it can ultimately be in everyone's best interests to end an unhappy, unfulfilling or unsafe marriage. Thus, parents who are divorcing will want to understand how divorce affects children and...
