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At what point is it reasonable to terminate an order for supervised access? That is the very question the court considered in a recent case. As the court noted, while resolution is always encouraged, judges have the ultimate responsibility to ensure that orders in relation to children are safe and appropriate. The Children’s Aid Society …

Whenever the Supreme Court of Canada issues a ruling related to Family law, we at Gelman & Associates will summarize it here in our blog.  This fall the country’s highest court issued a ruling clarifying its position on retroactive child support when the child is no longer a minor. Retroactive child support When someone has …

We have recently blogged about a number of cases where the courts were tasked with making decisions about children’s schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the time of year, there has been a myriad of these types of cases appearing before the courts. In yet another recent case, an Ontario court considered a father and …