Ontario Family Law Podcast
7 - What does the term "custody of a child" mean? How does a judge decide who should get it?
7 - Custody of the Children - what it means and how it is decided
This episode is about the important issue of "custody of the children." What does that term really mean? The legal meaning is very different from what most people think. Is it important to have custody? What is the difference between sole custody and joint custody? When is sole or joint custody appropriate? This podcast answers all of these important questions. It then goes on to discuss how judge and arbitrators decide who will get "custody" of children. This podcast is essential listening for anyone in a separation or divorce, or thinking of separation, and who has children. It explains what is judges think is important in these cases and why it may be better to stay out of court. Listen and learn what rights your children have in a separation and divorce.
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*** Note - as of March 1, 2020, the term “custody” has been abolished in Ontario Family Law. However, judges use similar principals to decide parenting responsibilities and parenting time.
To find out what role kids should play in the process of deciding where they should lie and who should make decisions about them, listen to this edition of the podcast. For additional information about children in divorce, including the best ways to protect them, read this webpage.
If you would like to contact the host of the Ontario Family Law Podcast, Certified Specialist in Family Law, Toronto divorce lawyer, John Schuman, call 416-446-5847, email him, or use the form below or call the number at the top of the page. You can also use the form to comment on the podcast.
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An easy-to-understand guide to Ontario Family Law for non-lawyers. Click on the cover above to purchase on Amazon.
The Ontario Family Law Podcast is a companion to the book, Guide to the Basics of Ontario Family Law, which is available as an e-book for Amazon Kindle or Kobo, and as an iBook for iPad, iPhone and Mac, or as a paperback from Amazon and other fine book sellers. The Guide is an easy-to-understand explanation of the basics of all aspects of Ontario Family Law, from a description of Family Court and the other ways to resolve family law matters, to a description of the most important family law topics, to tips on how to avoid common mistakes and succeed after separation.
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6 - Why Income for Taxes is Different from Income for Support
6 - Self employed people and support
This episode of the Ontario Family Law Podcast discusses how a self employed person’s income for support can be much different, usually higher, than what that person shows on their tax return. This is the case even when the self employed person is being entirely honest on his or her tax return. Self- employed people are taxed differently from people on salary, and so they are treated differently in relation to both spousal and child support. It is critical that when one or both separated spouse is self employed, both spouses understand the difference in how support is calculated. Support may be much too low or much too high if both sides do not understand how support calculations work.
An easy-to-understand guide to Ontario Family Law for non-lawyers. Click on the cover above to purchase on Amazon.
The Ontario Family Law Podcast is a companion to the book, Guide to the Basics of Ontario Family Law, which is available as an e-book for Amazon Kindle or Kobo, and as an iBook for iPad, iPhone and Mac, or as a paperback for $20.00 (or less) from Amazon and other fine book sellers. The Guide is an easy-to-understand explanation of the basics of all aspects of Ontario Family Law, from a description of Family Court and the other ways to resolve family law matters, to a description of the most important family law topics, to tips on how to avoid common mistakes and succeed after separation.
If you are self-employed, or earn your income in a complicated way, you may want to contact Certified Specialist in Family Law, Toronto Divorce and Family Lawyer, John Schuman, if you are going through a separation or divorce or you have a child support issue. You can reach John by calling 416-446-5847, emailing him, or by using the form below. Feel free to also use the form if you want to comment on this edition of the podcast. Feel free to share this podcast on your social network, using the buttons at the bottom of the page, if you found this episode of the podcast helpful, or if you know other who need to know the information that John covered.
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