FAMILY LAW BLOG
To Win a Parenting/Child Custody Case You Must Support the Other Parent
Judges must use the legal best interest of the child test, when making parenting (child custody) decisions after separation. The best interests of the child test specifically requires the judge to consider each parent’s ability to…
How Do You Win A Parenting/Child Custody Case? Put the Kids First
From the change to the Divorce and Family Laws to eliminate the term child custody, it is clear that the law is more concerned about the kids than their parents. Whether a parent puts the kids…
When Can You Legally Stop Your Ex From Seeing the Kids?
Blocking the Kids from a Parent Can Have Severe Consequences in the Wrong Situation Cutting off the kids from the other parent, or even trying to intervene in the children’s relationship with the other parent, is…
The Skeleton Crew Should Transform Special Education
The Latest Stars Wars TV Series Gives Disabled Kids a Hero and Teaches Educators a Big Lesson I am an education lawyer that helps students, especially students with special challenges, successfully make their way through school…
Can Private School Students Avoid Vaccination?
The Ontario Government gives private schools significant freedom to operate as they like. But, can parents who do not want their children vaccinated send their children to private school to avoid vaccines? The Legal Requirement For…
Child Abduction By Parents in Situations of Family Violence
Family law matters are often contentious. This is especially true when parenting arrangements of a child are involved. The legal process can be time-consuming and emotionally draining, and how parties handle these situations vary. Recently in…
Family Violence Challenges and the Aftermath of Sault Ste. Marie Tragedy
Over the last few years, family law legislation has been making ground-breaking changes in an attempt to take family violence more seriously. Considering recent events, it has become dramatically clear that family violence is still not dealt…
California Bans Parental Alienation Treatments
On October 13, 2023, California Governor, Gavin Newsom, signed “Piqui’s Law”, putting it into force. The law is also known as the Safe Child Act. Senator, Susan Rubio sponsored it and the California Legislature gave it…
Will a Family Court Judge Make a Kid Live With a Parent When They Don’t Get Along?
The short answer is yes. Separated parents in Family Court find that judges are very likely to make a child, even a teenager, live with a parent that child does not like. What parents need to…
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