In our last post, we talked about parental relocation and the legal issues that arise when a divorced parent wants to move away and take his or her child along to the new home, away from the community in which the other parent lives. This presents especially thorny issues when …
What are the different kinds of child custody arrangements in Alberta?
The term “parenting,” as opposed to “custody” and “access,” is used in Alberta’s Family Law Act. Under the Act, the term “parenting” refers to the plan for how divorced or separated parents will make decisions regarding their child and how the parents’ time with the child is shared. The federal …
Child Custody Jurisdiction
By Gary Kirk of Kirk Montoute Dawson LLP posted in Child Custody on Sunday, September 8, 2013. In cases where child custody is in dispute and the parents live in different cities, provinces or countries, the question arises – which court has jurisdiction (or the authority) to make binding decisions …