102 – The Legal Requirements Around Sharing Information About Children After Separation

From the comments and requests of followers, a lot of separated parents have difficulty getting information about their kids. They struggle with schools, or health care providers, in relation to activities and from other agencies that involved with the kids. Those followers have come up with complex applications of several laws to access information. Getting information about your kids after separation should not be that hard. Difficulty getting that information may be an indication of parental alienation.

In this episode of the Ontario Family Law Podcast, Certified Specialist in Family Law, ⁠⁠John Schuman⁠⁠, explains how parents can use the law to get important information about their kids. He goes over the general family law provisions that should get parents the information they need. John looks specifically at the rules on obtaining information about s child’s education. Then, he explains how things get more complicated when a child turns 18. Finally, John also goes over health information and explains how getting that type of information is subject to different considerations. This episode points out the legal authorities that parents need to know.