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| In a child's best interest: the battle over equal custody parenting In early 2014, Maurice Vellacott, a Conservative MP for Saskatoon, introduced a bill to amend Canada's Divorce Act of 1985. Bill C-560 aimed to implement a presumption of equal shared parenting |
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| 2014 Shared Parenting Report Card A New Look At Child Welfare. A State-by-State Ranking. |
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| New book details strategies for success in custody disputes Toronto family lawyer Brian Ludmer is part of the team of experts behind a new book offering tips, resources and support to people engaged in high-conflict custody battles. | advocatedaily.com |
| Pension benefits extended to common-law spouses The so-called Carrigan amendments to the Pension Benefits Act recently became law, highlighting the need to update estate plans after separation, and also providing an example of provincial government processes working properly, says Toronto family lawyer Brian Ludmer. | advocatedaily.com |
| Request for appointment of Children's Lawyer dismissed The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed a motion requesting the assistance of a Children's Lawyer in an ongoing custody battle involving three young girls, says Toronto family lawyer Brian Ludmer, of LudmerLaw. | advocatedaily.com |
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| Equal shared parenting bill edfeated But proponent vows to keep pushing for Divorce Act changes. | |
| Defeat of Bill C-560 is not going to stop proponents of ESP While the defeat of Bill C-560 was a disappointing loss, the message behind the proposed legislation continues to thrive, says Toronto family lawyer Brian Ludmer. | advocatedaily.com |
| Parents denied access to kids continue to seek solutions Despite settled jurisprudence and ample statutory remedies, difficulties in enforcing access to children continues to be a problem in search of a solution in family court, Toronto family lawyer Brian Ludmer writes in Lawyers Weekly. | advocatedaily.com |
| This Mother's Day, Think of the Kids Mother's day is around the corner. For too many children whose families are restructuring all they want for the day to be happy is their father. They want their dream back. They want to be able to love both parents equally without guilt. We owe it to our children to put their rights, their best interests first. | huffingtonpost.ca |
| Social science research supports Bill C-560: Ludmer The need for fundamental reform related to contested custody cases has been well documented, and Bill C-560, a private member's bill proposed by Conservative MP Maurice Vellacott, represents a reasonable, balanced approach to fixing the broken system, Toronto family lawyer Brian Ludmer writes in a Law Times commentary. | advocatedaily.com |
| Speaker's Corner: Time for Canada to embrace equal shared parenting From the 1998 Senate special joint committee recommendations to the present, numerous reports and statements concerning the family law system have recognized the need for fundamental reform as it relates to contested custody cases. | lawtimesnews.com |
| Bill C-560: Canada's solution to the divorce wars In today's society, it appears that divorce court has become a battleground where children are fought over by parents competing to be the "primary" parent or to avoid being marginalized. | advocatedaily.com |
| Uncovering income like assembling a financial puzzle Establishing the true income of a support payor is a common struggle in matrimonial proceedings, but with due diligence and the proper tools, it's possible to uncover close to a full financial picture, says Toronto family lawyer Brian Ludmer. | advocatedaily.com |
| Myths and Facts regarding Bill C-560 From the 1998 Canadian Senate special joint committee on child custody and access recommendations, to the present, numerous reports and statements concerning the family law system as it relates to contested custody cases have recognized the need for fundamental reform. |