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The Importance of an Age-Appropriate Parenting Plan: Why Ontario Courts Are Looking to Evidence-Based Guidance
When parents separate, one of the most significant decisions they must make concerns the future care of their children. A parenting plan is far more than a schedule—it is the framework that supports a child’s stability, emotional security, and healthy development following separation. Too often, parenting arrangements are proposed based on convenience, conflict, or generalized […]
Can children of a certain age make their own decisions?
The Short Answer is – Yes! Children are able to make their own decisions regarding parenting as they become older. The typical age when this begins is between twelve (12) and thirteen (13) years old. However, age is merely a proxy for a child’s stage of development or level of maturity. Children may be permitted […]
Are there penalties for “parental alienation”?
Marginalizing a parent from a child’s life is a dangerous game that destroys separating families and has potentially lasting consequences on the physical and mental health of children. For good reason, it also carries with it very serious consequences if challenged in court. One of the most extreme remedies a court has available to it, […]