Child Custody & Parenting Time
Nothing matters more than your relationship with your children. We help parents across the Greater Toronto Area secure parenting arrangements that reflect the best interests of the child and protect the bond you have worked so hard to build.
Modern Ontario Parenting Framework
Ontario law no longer speaks in terms of “custody” and “access.” The current framework is built around decision-making responsibility (major choices about health, education, religion, and significant extracurriculars) and parenting time (the schedule of when the child is with each parent). We translate those legal concepts into practical parenting plans you can actually live with.
Our parenting plans cover weekday and weekend schedules, holidays, March break, summer, birthdays, religious observances, transitions and exchanges, communication between homes, travel and passport consent, right of first refusal, and dispute-resolution mechanisms so you are not back in court every time a disagreement arises.
Custody & Parenting Time Services
Decision-Making Responsibility
Establishing clear legal authority over major decisions regarding health, education, religion, and significant extracurricular activities.
Parenting Time Schedules
Structuring practical schedules covering weekdays, weekends, holidays, March break, summer, birthdays, and religious observances.
Exchanges & Travel Consents
Defining rules for home-to-home transitions, inter-home communication, travel terms, and passport consent arrangements.
Dispute-Resolution Mechanisms
Building out-of-court resolution protocols so you avoid returning to court every time a minor disagreement arises.
Order Modifications & Mobility
Bringing or defending motions when circumstances change, work schedules shift, or a parent seeks relocation.
High-Conflict Litigation
Working with Parenting Coordinators, Office of the Children’s Lawyer investigators, and Voice-of-the-Child specialists.
4 Steps to Securing Your Parenting Plan
Initial Needs Assessment
We evaluate your child’s established routines, parental bonds, and specific decision-making goals.
Practical Plan Drafting
We draft comprehensive clauses detailing weekly schedules, holiday rotations, exchanges, and travel consents.
Evidence & Expert Support
In complex files, we coordinate with Children’s Lawyer investigators and specialists to build persuasive evidence.
Agreement Execution or Trial
We finalize a durable agreement or advocate persuasively at court conferences and trial to protect your parental bond.
Handling Evolving Circumstances & High-Conflict Cases
When circumstances change—a parent wants to relocate, a work schedule shifts, or a child’s needs evolve—we bring motions to change orders or agreements and defend against changes you do not agree with. Mobility and relocation cases are especially fact-driven, and we prepare them with detailed evidence about the child’s routines, connections, and best interests.
In high-conflict files we work with parenting coordinators, Office of the Children’s Lawyer investigators, and voice-of-the-child specialists, and we know how to present that evidence persuasively at case conferences and trial.
- Comprehensive Terms: Includes right of first refusal, transition logistics, and travel consent provisions.
- Mobility Representation: Fact-driven evidence presentation for complex relocation and move-away disputes.
- Specialized Evidence Handling: Strategic use of OCL reports, voice-of-the-child assessments, and expert testimony.
- Courtroom Advocacy: Strong representation at case conferences, settlement conferences, and trial.
Frequently Asked Questions
How has Ontario law changed regarding “custody” and “access”?
Ontario law now focuses on “decision-making responsibility” (major choices regarding health, education, religion, and extracurriculars) and “parenting time” (the actual schedule spent with each parent), replacing old terminology with child-focused concepts.
What details are included in a practical parenting plan?
Our plans address weekday/weekend schedules, holidays, March break, summer, birthdays, religious observances, handoffs, communication protocols, travel/passport consents, right of first refusal, and dispute-resolution processes.
How are high-conflict parenting disputes handled in court?
We collaborate with Parenting Coordinators, Office of the Children’s Lawyer investigators, and voice-of-the-child specialists to present compelling, fact-based evidence at court conferences and trial.
Protect Your Relationship with Your Children
Contact our law firm today to schedule your consultation and establish a clear, binding parenting plan.