Putting Your Children First: Tip for a Child-Focused Separation
Separation and divorce can be trying for everyone, particularly children. As a parent, it’s crucial to keep the well-being of your kids at the forefront of your mind and do…
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How to Tell Your Children You’re Getting Divorced
Acknowledge that this is one of the most difficult moments in the entire divorce process. Knowing when the right time is: Determining when the right time to tell your children…
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The SCAR Experience in Separation
When working with clients navigating a separation, it is important to understand the journey of their emotional state and what this may look like. Whether you are a family mediator,…
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Lawyers’ Relationship with Family Mediators
Why do lawyers work in separation and divorce? Because they care about their clients, and they want to help people through challenging times. Everyone deserves to know their rights and…
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When Couples Decide to Separate in Couples Counselling
Couples’ counsellors have supported many couples in navigating their relationships to build stronger, healthier, happier relationships. However, even with an affective couples’ counsellors sometimes couples wait too long to access services…
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4 Ways to Prepare for Family Mediation
Before we start, what is family mediation? Family mediation is an Alternative Dispute Resolution, that refers to providing a different way to resolve separation arrangements such as property, equalization of…
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Keeping Up with Legal Lingo
The federal Divorce Act changed on March 1, 2021. The words “Custody” and “Access” are no longer used. Instead, there are new terms being used to talk about parenting arrangements…
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How your Kids will Benefit from a Co-Parenting Apart Relationship
The process of separating is one of the most difficult things a couple may face. When going through a separation you may feel anger, distrust, grief or a sense of…
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Is My Parenting Plan Legally Binding?
Short answer: Possibly not. If your parenting plan is included in your Court Order or Separation Agreement, it will be legally binding, and a court will enforce it.
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What Exactly is a Parenting Plan?
After separating, talking with your former partner to create a plan for the children can feel overwhelmed. More so, you may be told to create a separation agreement which covers…
