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Family Law Blog: Child Custody & Access

July 31, 2019

Court Grants Mother Interim Sole Custody of Child

An Ontario court recently considered the interesting question of whether or not it was appropriate to grant interim sole custody to a parent. Read more here.

April 24, 2019

The Impact of a Voice of the Child Report On Parenting Time

In a recent case, an Ontario court considered whether it could grant a father’s request to vary parenting time without proceeding to trial.

February 13, 2019

Court Orders Mother to Undergo a Capacity Assessment

In some situations, one party in a proceeding may ask the court for an order directing the other party to undergo a capacity assessment. Read more here.

September 25, 2018

Court Determines Which School Child Will Attend

An Ontario court recently granted a mother’s request seeking an order that her child attend a specific school for the upcoming school year. Read more here.

July 3, 2018

Grandparents Unsuccessfully Fight for Custody of Children

Ontario court denies grandparents’ custody request. Learn why.

June 15, 2018

Jamaican Mother Loses Battle to Stop her Child’s Adoption by a Canadian Family

A B.C. Provincial Court judge ruled against a mother from Jamaica who attempted to stop the adoption of her child in Canada.

June 5, 2018

A Question of Jurisdiction: When Ontario Courts Can Decide Custody and Access Matters

See how jurisdiction is determined in Ontario custody cases.

April 18, 2018

Ontario Court of Appeal Overturns Previous Order Compelling Mother to Return Children to England

Read about a key Ontario family law appeal involving child relocation after separation and divorce.

March 20, 2018

Court Decides Mother Cannot be Barred from Moving Children Outside of a School Catchment Area

An Ontario court recently denied to make an order preventing a mother from moving into a different school catchment area.

January 10, 2018

Judge on Custody: “There is a difference between parents who are poor, and poor parents”

A judge gave custody of a toddler back to the child’s birth parents after finding no substantial risk of physical or mental harm to the child.

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