"What does child custody mean?" If you have custody of your children, that means that you have the right to make the important decisions in your
Child Custody Archive
At what age can a child choose custody?
"At what age can a child choose with which parent the child wants to live?" This is the most common question I am asked about Ontario
Primary Caregiver
"Who was the primary caregiver during the marriage?" If one parent was a stay at home parent during the marriage, and the other parent worked full-time,
How Is Child Custody Decided?
"Does the mother obtain child custody?" Not necessarily. The person who has been the children’s primary caregiver usually obtains child custody. "What does the court look
Tips for Visitation
There’s a lot to think about as you arrange access visits with your children. Following are some general Canadian family law guidelines to help you think
Child Custody and Access Assessments
"What is a child custody assessment?" This is when a child psychologist, psychiatrist or social worker meets with all parties to evaluate and recommend who should
Moving Your Children After Separation
If you’re divorced and considering moving to a new community with your children, you have lots of legal questions about Canadian child custody. Does Canadian family
Temporary (“Interim”) Child Custody
A divorce case can take a year or more to be completed. However, it is not always possible to wait until the resolution of a divorce
12 Ways to Make Visitation Easier on Children
Going from one parent’s house to another and back again can take its toll on children. Here are some suggestions to make this easier for the
Shared Custody
Shared custody is where both parents have both joint legal custody and joint physical custody of their children. That is, both parents are joint decision makers
Sample Parenting Plan
BETWEEN WENDY JONES (MOTHER) AND HAROLD JONES (FATHER) We, Harold Jones and Wendy Jones, the parents of [NAME OF CHILD] (date of birth [DATE OF BIRTH])
DNA Paternity Testing
One day, Edward received an unexpected visit. It was from a process server, who served him with legal papers. The papers stated that a former girlfriend
Parental Alienation Syndrome
Parental Alienation Syndrome (“PAS”) occurs when a child of a custody dispute wages an unjustified or exaggerated “hate” campaign against one of his or her parents.
Factors to Consider in Child Custody Decisions
Decision making Day to day decisions Significant decisions (such as education, health, religion, religious upbringing) Emergency decisions (such as in a medical emergency) How information is
Parallel Parenting
“What is parallel parenting?” This is a form of joint child custody. The advantage of this form of joint child custody is that the parents need
International Parental Kidnapping
What can be done when a parent kidnaps a child to a foreign country? For instance, when Rachel and Robert divorced, Rachel moved back to her
Dealing with Denial of Access to your Children
Motions for contempt are increasingly being used by parents when they are faced with a denial of access to their children. Unfortunately, it is very difficult
Joint Custody
Custody refers to the right to make the important decisions in a child’s life: decisions such as where the child goes to school, medical treatment, religious