Parental alienation can transform ordinarily sweet, affectionate children into kids who want nothing to do with one parent. If you’ve seen this kind of change in your kids, it’s time to talk to your Richmond Hill divorce lawyer. Parental alienation can cause permanent damage to parent-child relationships; worse, it can give your kids emotional baggage …
Read MoreDuring your divorce, you and your ex will have to decide where the kids will live. Your Barrie divorce lawyer might suggest that you try to keep your children in the same school, regardless of who takes custody of them, because divorce is a time of upheaval for everyone involved—and changing schools forces them to …
Read MoreUnderstanding Custody Jurisdiction Followers of this blog may recall the posts my partner Sarah Boulby and I did, in June and July 2012 respectively, on the controversial Ontario Court of Appeal case Dovigi and Razi. Well, big news to those of us in family law, counsel for the father is seeking leave to appeal the …
Read MoreDuring your divorce, you and your ex will hammer out agreements that detail when you each have the kids. One parent will likely get custody, while the other gets parenting time according to the agreement negotiated through your North York divorce lawyer. There are two sides to every coin. If you’re the non-custodial parent, and …
Read MoreParental alienation causes long-lasting, and sometimes permanent, damage between parents and kids. Typically, parental alienation occurs when one parent deliberately or unintentionally takes actions that create emotional distance between a child and the other parent. If you think you or your child are falling victim to parental alienation during or after your divorce, let your …
Read MoreHave Baby, Will Travel: a Shared Custody case The May 31, 2012 Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Dovigi v Razi 2012 ONCA 361 has attracted a lot of attention. The family law bar and the general public are divided on whether the appeal court got it right. The implications of the decision are far …
Read MoreDating during the divorce is a much more complicated matter. Although, in most cases the law in Ontario requires a couple to separate for a period of at least one year, before being eligible to apply for divorce; beginning or continuing an extra-marital relationship during that time is not advisable. A Toronto divorce lawyer will …
Read MoreDating during the divorce is a much more complicated matter. Although, in most cases the law in Ontario requires a couple to separate for a period of at least one year, before being eligible to apply for divorce; beginning or continuing an extra-marital relationship during that time is not advisable. A Toronto divorce lawyer will …
Read MoreDating after divorce will be a new and exciting experience. There will be inevitable highs and lows as you begin the next chapter in your life. Consult your Toronto divorce lawyer to verify at which point your divorce is final and complete. Once all the papers are signed for your divorce and child custody arrangement, …
Read MoreOften the most complicated and emotional issue in a divorce is child custody. The subject typically evokes a lot of confusion and even more questions. Whether your child custody agreement is informal, oral, part of the separation agreement, the result of mediation, or a court ordered decision, there is a code of conduct one must abide by to ensure child …
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