Following up on our recent blog regarding Parenting Coordination, we have listed below some of the more common questions that we receive about Parenting Coordination (P.C.) and provide answers to those questions. A. Can the Court order me to attend Parenting Co-ordination (“P.C.”) if I don’t want to attend? Q. It depends:… Continue reading Are Unicorns Real? Parenting Coordination: What is Fact and What is Fiction?
Category: Parenting
The Potential Perils of Parenting Coordination
Parenting Coordination is a specialized form of Alternative Dispute Resolution that is aimed specifically at engaging parents in communication with each other resolving parenting conflicts. In general, the Parenting Coordinator focuses on issues revolving around disputes that may arise in the context of parenting subsequent to separation, such as parenting schedules, appropriate activities for the… Continue reading The Potential Perils of Parenting Coordination
Marijuana Legalization and Parenting
Prior to October 17, 2018, the consumption and/or possession of cannabis could not only lead to legal troubles from a criminal law standpoint, but if you were a parent, it could result in Child and Family Services involvement in your family and, depending on the circumstances, anything from terms and restrictions on your parenting, or… Continue reading Marijuana Legalization and Parenting
Reproductive Assistance and Contract Law (or, who gets the embryo?)
In a unique decision out of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the parties to the matter were a divorced couple who disagreed about the use of frozen embryo that had been cultured prior to their separation. In S.H. v. D.H., 2018 ONSC 4506 the parties had contracted with a medical provider in the United… Continue reading Reproductive Assistance and Contract Law (or, who gets the embryo?)
Bill C-78: Change Without Change
The federal government recently introduced Bill C-78 in May of this year – a Bill intended to amend the Divorce Act. This is not another attempt to substantively change the Divorce Act such as by previous failed attempts to create a presumption of “shared parenting” as the default starting position in any divorce with children. … Continue reading Bill C-78: Change Without Change
Parenting Disputes and the Opinions of Children
We often are asked at which age children are “allowed” to choose which parent they want to live with, or how often they spend time with each parent. There is no magic age at which children have a choice. However, the courts are increasingly considering the opinions of children depending on their age and degree… Continue reading Parenting Disputes and the Opinions of Children