Category: Child Custody and Access (Parenting Time and Decision Making Responsibility)

In order to change your child’s last name, you will have to be the child’s parent with legal custody or be the legal guardian of the child. In order to change the child’s last name, you will have to provide notice to anyone who has legal access to the child and that my include your …

“But I Don’t Want to Go!” Divorce is difficult. Not just for the couple that is ending their relationship, but for children as well. When a divorce happens, it happens to the whole family. It is so important to pay attention to and reassure your child that you both still love them and that you …

When couples separate or divorce, custody and access to your children is one of the most important issues to settle. Court custody battles are nasty, consume a lot of time and drive the cost of your divorce sky high. Often, the outcome of a highly contested child custody battle, affects the child/ren the most. It …

With a new school year upon us, the question of homework will inevitably come up. Maybe not in the first week, but certainly shortly after that. But two households doesn’t mean double the homework. When your kids go back and forth between two households, it’s easy to lose a few things in the shuffle. Although …

Summer Break and Outnumbered The sun is shining, the kids are out of school, and… you’re not sure where to begin. Between kids, work, coping with separation and divorce, as well as your other obligations, you might feel like you’ll be stretched pretty thin. With the right plan in place, though, you can have a …

Divorce is an emotionally trying time, and when your ex-spouse is making things more difficult by keeping your children out of reach, it’s incredibly stressful. It’s important that you talk to your Brampton divorce lawyer immediately if your ex won’t let you see your children; there may be a legal remedy that helps keep your …

Your divorce might require you or the other parent to move out of town. A long-distance move can be one of the deciding factors in the court’s custody decision if you and your ex don’t agree on who gets the kids. Your location can also have an effect on how often you can reasonably see …

Following a divorce, a single parent who lives with and supports his or her child may claim what is known as an “amount for an eligible dependant”, or AED, sometimes referred to as the single parent exemption. The rules respecting eligibility for the credit can be confusing and sometimes even arbitrary; it is important to …