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Everyone knows that divorce affects the children.  It is your role as parent to work through the issues in your divorce keeping the best interests of your children at the forefront of all discussions and negotiations.  This often is very difficult as emotions are raw. Many articles explain that children of divorced parents rebound better post-divorce when their parents have been able to work together to solve parenting issues.  Issues such as, where the child…

In her remarks, during the opening of the courts ceremony held on Tuesday September 13, 2011, Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Heather Smith, commented on the court’s commitment to effective and effective and accessible family proceedings.  The goal of the court has been to obtain comprehensive front-end support services for families at every single superior court location across the province. Ideally, those front-end services at each court site would include: an…

It’s no surprise that relationship breakdowns can be accompanied by intense feelings, but these two recent articles showcase some of the more offbeat happenings in family law.  They also demonstrate that birthdays can be a particularly sensitive time post-separation for parents and children alike.In Quebec, an ex-husband recently made the news for dropping off a 20 ton boulder in his ex-wife’s driveway as a “birthday present”.  The ensuing police investigation might have put a damper…