When separating or divorced parents go to battle over child custody or access, their unwillingness to budge from their position often hurts more than it helps. There is no doubt that your child is your most prized position. The same is true of his or her other parent. While you are concerned about how much time you will get to spend with your child, demanding full custody or attempting to shut...
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http://zml-s3.zoomerradio.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/goldhawk/2013-06-25-2-goldhawk-podcast.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this transcribed interview with Dale Goldhawk of Zoomer Radio AM740 in Toronto, family and divorce lawyer Lorne Fine of Fine & Associates Professional Corporation offers advice on child support and spousal...
Let’s face it; there is nothing pretty about custody disputes. It is one parent versus the other and it can get ugly. In order to establish custody and access to children a parent must prove the opposite parent unfit, or unable to provide the stability that they can easily offer. To do this it requires a lot of hard found proof. Affidavits from even the most prominent people can prove...
Parents undergoing separation can easily drag others into their problems. Not only are the children often drawn into the situation, but professionals are brought into the circle too. Parents are looking for support in their claims for custody and think that letters and verbal support from professionals in the life of the child can increase their chances of having their way.
What are some of...
Kids of separated parents are often put into turmoil over the holidays as the parents lobby with one another to determine where the kids are going to spend their special day. Gone are the concerns of last minute gift shopping and events — parents are concerned about where, when and how the kids are going to spend their holidays.
Parents find themselves feeling guilty about the separation...
When parents are divorced or separated, the residential schedule for the children can often lead to conflict. Letting the other parent know about parent-teacher meetings, doctor’s appointments and baseball games shouldn’t be as difficult as it often is. But just because it should be easy doesn’t mean it always is.
When there are unexpected changes to the children’s...
Conflict between parents who are separated is inevitable. Take the issues already at hand, add in litigious lawyers who make their side believe they can win, and you have quite the recipe for conflict and problems to develop. Lawyers will tell each parent to document any questionable and poor behavior on their other parent’s part, as well as good behavior on their own part. Parents end...
In case parents fail to agree on who will have the custody of the kids, courts turn to recommendations of a professional known as an assessor. The assessor will consider the factors to determine their recommendation in the custody argument.
It’s important to choose an assessor that identifies with the needs of the couple. If there is an assessment required for custody and care of the...
The effects of divorce and separation can be far-reaching. Not only do these situations have an impact on the couple involved, but they also have a significant impact on the children of the couple. Studies show that adults whose parents separated or divorced have a greater chance of enduring the same fate. In addition to this, research has found that if there is high parental conflict during...
Occasionally, parents cite their child’s opinion in residency, access and custody cases, in the hope that this might sway the verdict. On other occasions, the child might want to state their opinion themselves. A child’s opinion might be based on parental conflicts, wanting to be near their friends, or the desire to avoid certain parental discipline (if one of the parents is less...
