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October 12

Posted By: Steven Bookman
Posted In: Children , Divorce , Separation
Date: October 12, 2021
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YOU WANT TO MOVE WITH YOUR CHILDREN

You are separated or divorced with a child living with you. Your ex has been given access rights (now called parenting time) to the child by way of a court order or a separation agreement that you signed. You may or may not have what was previously known as ‘sole custody’. You now want to [&hell...

February 18

Posted By: Steven Bookman
Posted In: Children , Family Law , Hague Convention , Law Articles
Date: February 18, 2020
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The Lawyers Daily: Ontario Court of Appeal ruling misinterprets SCC’s Balev decision, says family lawyer

A lawyer involved in a case that resulted in the Supreme Court of Canada revising how domestic courts determine the “habitual residence” of children under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction believes the Ontario Court of Appeal failed to follow the multifac...

September 03

Posted By: Steven Bookman
Posted In: Children , Divorce , Family Law , Hague Convention , Law Advice , Law Articles , Legal Advice
Date: September 3, 2019
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The Hague Convention in Canada – Post Balev

The evolution of Hague Convention cases in Canada post the Supreme Court of Canada decision in O.C.L. v Balev has been disappointing, discouraging, and to left behind parents, devastating. It has become a vehicle that permits the withholding parent to ‘kidnap’ their children with something that ...

September 08

Posted By: Zora Dehghan
Posted In: Children , Family Law , Hague Convention , Law Articles
Date: September 8, 2018
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The new Canadian test for habitual residence in the Hague Convention

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June 11

Posted By: Steven Bookman
Posted In: Children , Divorce , Family Law , Hague Convention , Law Advice , Law Articles , Lawyers , Legal Advice , Parenting , Separation , Spouses , Status Quo
Date: June 11, 2018
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THE HAGUE CONVENTION – THE NEW RULES

The Supreme Court of Canada recently decided a case in which I appeared as the lawyer for the father, that has changed the way Hague Convention cases will be dealt with in Canadian courts. The decision in O.C.L. v Balev was released on April 20, 2018 and it is considered a ground-breaking departu...

April 30

Posted By: Steven Bookman
Posted In: Children , Common Law , Divorce , Family Law , Law Advice , Law Articles , Lawyers , Parenting , Parenting , Separation , Spouses
Date: April 30, 2018
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ACCESS TO CHILDREN – Time to Change the Rules

Why are we still arguing about establishing basic access or parenting rights in 2018? One of the most frustrating areas within the practice of family law is the fight that is mounted to establish parenting rights for the parent, usually the father, who no longer resides with the child. It is time ...

November 06

Posted By: bookmanlaw
Posted In: Children , Divorce , Family Law , Parenting , Parenting , Separation , Shared Parenting , Spouses , Status Quo
Tags: Child, Children, Divorce, Shared Parenting
Date: November 6, 2017
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Joint Custody vs. Shared Parenting – What is the Difference in Ontario?

Joint Custody, Shared Parenting and Everything In Between Parents involved in a dispute about the custody and residential arrangements of their children have all heard of the terms “joint custody” and “shared parenting.” However, there is a great deal of confusion among litigants about w...

September 17

Posted By: Steven Bookman
Posted In: Children , Divorce , Family Law , Hague Convention , Parenting , Separation
Date: September 17, 2016
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PARENTAL KIDNAPPING – YES OR NO ??

This is a true story. It is repeated again and again despite the predictable outcome. At the end of this story I will ask for your opinions and your comments – your point of view. What do you think the outcome should have been? Once you provide your perspectives I will post again giving my [&helli...

January 08

Posted By: bookmanlaw
Posted In: Child Support , Children , Common Law , Divorce , Family Law , Grandparent Rights , Judges , Lawyers , Separation , Spousal Support , Spouses , Status Quo
Date: January 8, 2016
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IS THERE SUCH A THING AS JUSTICE IN FAMILY LAW?

The starting point in answering this question might be: What is your definition of Justice? Is it getting your way? Getting what you want? Is it feeling like someone has made a careful and balanced decision so that win or lose you feel like the process was fair? I don’t know what the answer is...

September 30

Posted By: bookmanlaw
Posted In: Children , Divorce , Family Law , Grandchildren , Grandparent Rights , Grandparents , Lawyers , Parenting , Separation , Spouses
Tags: Child, Children, Divorce, Divorce Act, Divorce Clients, Family Law Act, Family Law Matters, Involving Family, Justice, Ontario’s Family Law Act, Separation
Date: September 30, 2015
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CHILDREN, DIVORCE & GRANDPARENT RIGHTS – by GILLIAN BOOKMAN

Most of us are aware of the negative effects separation and divorce may have on the children of the marriage if the parents do not protect them adequately from the intense emotions wrought from the processes and procedures surrounding the dissolution of a marriage. Another area of collateral damage ...