child custody

Being At Home: The Children’s Law Reform Act and Jurisdiction in Dunmore v Mehralian

In Dunmore v Mehralian, the Supreme Court of Canada provided an answer to the question: what does it mean for a child to be habitually resident in a place?

Barendregt v Grebliunas Hearing: Admitting New Evidence in Family Law Cases

New evidence is rarely introduced or accepted at appeal courts. However, this rule of thumb could change as the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) hears submissions from counsel in Barendregt v Grebliunas. It is one of three cases the SCC is hearing on child custody matters Dec. 1st and 2nd, 2021, but this one could […]

The Law on Relocation of Children after Marital Breakdown

One of the most difficult issues in family law is deciding when to permit the "primary caregiver" parent to move with the children to a place far away from the other parent. Lawyers who work in the area tend to agree that outcomes are highly unpredictable. Ordinarily, only a small percentage of divorcing parents go […]