Ontario Family Law Podcast
19 - What To Do If A Child Won’t Visit With One Parent After Separation
19 - What To Do If A Child Won't See One Parent
One of the most difficult circumstances in Family Law is when a child refuses to see one parent. The parent who is not seeing the child feels hurt, angry, and excluded from the child's life. The other parent feels blamed, cornered and under attack. In these difficult situations it is very important to do the right things. Doing the wrong thing can really hurt the children. It can also get you into some serious trouble in Family Court. Unfortunately, what many parents to instinctively in these situations is often the worst choice.
In this podcast, Certified Specialist in Family Law, John Schuman, explains the situation from both parents perspective - the perspective of the parent with the kids, and the parent who is not seeing them. He then explains what Family Court Judges expect each parent to do in these circumstances and the best strategy for each parent to adopt. Those strategies not only protect the kids in a difficult situation in divorce, but also keep the parents on the right side of the Family Law Judges so they do not lose everything, including the kids, in Family Court.
This podcast is a recording of a lecture that Certified Specialist in Family Law, top Toronto Divorce Lawyer, John Schuman, gave to legal professionals on how to hear the voice of the child. That lecture also featured slides, which provided additional information, including the citations for may of the authorities mentioned in this podcast. Those slides will appear on screen on the version of the podcast that can be downloaded from iTunes. Those same slides are on the left of this page on desktop computers and tablets or below for mobile devices users for listeners who are not using the iTunes version.
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. Anyone who has to deal with issues related to child custody, child access or parenting after separation should rely on them for give easy-to-understand information and advice about how the law applies to their case and what are the best ways to address their concerns. It gives specific tips about how to deal with difficult situations in separation and divorce, and also explains how to get into, and keep out of, trouble in family court. The book also covers all the other related family law issues, such as child support, spousal support (or alimony), division of property, the Family Court Process and the alternatives to family court, that may really benefit your kids. To get your copy of the click on the picture of it to the left.
Thousands of people tune into the Ontario Family Law Podcast every month to get valuable pointers on family law, divorce and separation issues. Please feel free to share this podcast with your social network using the sharing buttons below. The host of the Ontario Family Law Podcast, John Schuman, is a top Family Law and Divorce Lawyer, practicing in Toronto. If you would like to contact him, either call the number at the top of this page or fill out form below and click “send.”
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