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When you share children with a partner, navigating decision-making responsibility and parenting time (formerly custody and access) can be challenging. When children travel with a parent who doesn’t adhere to a decision-making responsibility arrangement, the situation can quickly become serious. In the context of family law, international child abductions happen when children are taken or …

When it comes to divorce in Ontario, the equalization of net family property between you and your spouse will be a major component. When one spouse has large amounts of debt going into a divorce, the process of equalization can be affected significantly. As a result, high-debt divorces can often become complex. At Gelman & …

In Ontario and across Canada, there’s an ever-growing number of blended, multi-faith families. When parents get divorced, step-parents are introduced, and step-children become part of larger families, group dynamics can get complicated. This is especially true when it comes to cultural and religious holidays celebrated by different members of a blended family. Working out how …