Tips for Co-Parenting with a Difficult Ex-Spouse
Co-parenting with a difficult ex-spouse can be one of the most challenging aspects of a divorce. Dealing with hostility, uncooperativeness, and communication barriers can create tension and negatively impact the children involved. However, it is crucial to prioritize the well-being of the children and find effective strategies for successful co-parenting despite the difficulties. In this...
When Holiday Child Custody Agreements Aren’t Working – What Are Your Rights?
Child custody agreements address parents’ visitation rights during holidays. Courts know the value in extended child custody with children when school isn’t in session. If your ex is constantly violating your holiday child custody agreement, or you would wish to modify the agreement, now is the time to discuss with an Ontario attorney to see what can be done about your case. What to do when...
5 Tips for Co-Parenting with Your Ex
One of the most complex parts of going through a divorce is trying to co-parent positively with your ex-spouse. Divorces and separations are emotionally draining, so knowing that you need to make decisions with a person whom you’ve broken up and with whom you may find difficult to be around can be challenging. Here are a few tips for co-parenting to make it a little easier for you and...
What Are Your Parental Rights Under the Divorce Act?
Going through a divorce means your romantic relationship with a partner is ending, but if you have children, it is not ending the relationship you have with them. It can be really difficult, emotionally and financially, to go through a divorce but you want to make sure you still get to spend time with your children and watch them grow up. Here is what you need to know about your parental...
Co-Parenting with a Special Needs Child
Even when things are good, co-parenting can be one of the hardest things parents will ever do. In addition to negotiating child-support payments and parenting arrangements, there are a lot of emotions involved in co-parenting a child. But all of this can become even more challenging when you’re co-parenting a child with special needs. If you’re co-parenting with a special needs child, here...
Tips for Co-Parenting During the Holidays and COVID-19 Pandemic
Even if you share custody of your children, the holidays can be difficult to navigate as to who gets to spend time with which parent. And now, when you throw the COVID-19 pandemic into the mix, it gets all the more challenging. Since there aren’t two of each holiday, someone is going to have to give up celebrating on the actual day of the holiday and celebrate another time with their...
Navigating Child Access during COVID-19
Regardless of the custody agreement you had before COVID-19 hit, this new reality everyone is facing can make the schedule to see your children difficult. Divorced parents face unique challenges that almost no one has seen before, so many are learning as they go and trying to make the best of the situation. If you’re dealing with the complexities this new year has brought surrounding your...
School Planning Tips for Co-Parents
Co-parenting can be difficult during the summertime when there isn’t a lot of routine or structure. But when it comes to going back to school and establishing routines and new schedules, those who co-parent may find they are facing a whole different set of challenges. For children, going back to school means seeing their friends and finding out who their teacher is. However, if they live...
Navigating Co-Parenting and Vaccinations
While the COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for children over the age of 12, it is still the individual choice of families as to whether or not to have their kids vaccinated. But what happens when divorced or separated parents have different views on the matter? Many co-parenting decisions are made through compromise, but this is one area where compromise is not always possible. And unless...