By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Divorce rates in Canada are the lowest they have been in 50 years but that optimistic news doesn’t mean couples starting out shouldn’t do all they can to legally protect themselves, especially those considering a common-law union, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. A Vanier Institute of […]
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Promoting the best interests of a child is a guiding principle in family law and weight must be given to children’s views and preferences. However, determining at what age they should have a say in important decisions can be challenging, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. “Some
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Regaining custody if your ex abducts your children can be difficult but it is especially challenging if it happens abroad, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. “If a parent takes a child to a country that is not part of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Nesting can be effective in easing a child’s transition to a new family model following a divorce, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. Tremain, a partner with Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation, explains that nesting, or birdnesting, is an arrangement that allows children to remain in the family
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Grandparents can play a meaningful role in their families’ lives but what happens when parents don’t want them interacting with their children? While family courts have stated that it can be beneficial for a child to have contact with their grandparents, that doesn’t necessarily mean grandparents have an automatic
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • New British Columbia legislation allowing pets to be treated as family members and not merely as property in a separation or divorce is a “positive move,” says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. B.C. became the first in Canada to enact such a law and it remains to
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Parallel parenting can be an option for divorcing parents who cannot agree to co-parent, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. Tremain, a partner with Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation, says the approach is not commonly used in her experience but has its benefits. However, it takes planning and effort to
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Overnight parenting time can have a positive impact on the family as long as the child’s best interest remains at the forefront, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. Tremain, a partner with Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation, says studies have shown that starting overnight visits at a young age benefit
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • The ability to communicate effectively with your former partner is an important element to making a parenting agreement work, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. “Coparenting can be challenging. Finding the best way to communicate is essential to ensuring the parenting arrangement runs smoothly,” says Tremain, a partner
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • A carefully crafted and detailed parenting agreement may not only help avoid frustration and conflict but can save unnecessary court costs, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. Tremain, a partner with Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation, says taking the time to consider all contingencies when putting a plan in place
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