Family Law Now | Ep. 55: Divorce, Parenting, and Self-Help

Episode 55

Russell Alexander, Margie Primero-Pimentel & Cindy Vergara share their insights on parenting and self-help in divorce and family law.

1. The Basics: What is self-help?
   1. Divorce & Separation
   2. Parenting Time Language
   3. Self-help
   4. The Lexicon of “Self-help”
2. Status Quo
3. The Good
   1. Status quo – could be good for your situation
   2. Best interests of the child – standard to overturn
      1. Domestic Violence
   3. Proactive tools:
      1. Notice & Agreements
      2. Court Orders
   4. Help to reduce conflict
   5. FDR/ADR solutions
4. The Bad
   1. Exclusive possession orders – what does this open you to? Occupation rent, who will pay for the expenses, can you change the locks?
   2. Status quo –did you acquiesce?
   3. Virtual snooping- tort liability
   4. Emergency court proceedings – costly, unpredictable, new status quo to be created as result of self-help, decision follows you
   5. When your spouse does self-help
5. The Ugly
   1. Parent leaving the jurisdiction/country without other parent’s consent or knowledge
      1. Hague/ police involvement/ multiple proceedings
      2. Preventative Measures: What can you do?
         • Where is your child traveling to?
         • Passport Controls
         • Time is of the Essence
6. Case Law

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Show Notes

Supreme Court of Canada Agrees to Hear Mom’s Appeal in Self-Help Case

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