Parenting Archives - Bookman Law

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...

May 06

Posted By: bookmanlaw
Posted In: Child Support , Common Law , Divorce , Family Law , Parenting , Separation , Shared Parenting , Spousal Support , Spouses
Tags: Divorce, Family, Family Law Rules, Separation, Support
Date: May 6, 2015
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Changes to the Family Law Rules – NEW Financial Disclosure Requirements

On May 2, 2015 a number of important changes to the Family Law Rules came into force. One of the most significant changes relates financial disclosure that every party in a family law case is now automatically required to produce. Since financial disclosure issues often slow down family law proceedi...

July 18

Posted By: bookmanlaw
Posted In: Children , Common Law , Family Law , Judges , Parenting , Parenting , Shared Parenting , Spouses
Date: July 18, 2014
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THE STATUS QUO

To many this is a very upsetting term: the STATUS QUO!!! If you have already been exposed to it then you know what this is all about. If you are engaged in a matrimonial proceeding with children involved you may soon find out. Any way it goes it is a concept that needs to be […]...