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Are There Situations Where Joint Legal Custody is Simply Inappropriate?

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It is rare for courts to award sole legal custody. Legal custody is essentially decision making for the children’s major life decisions – typically health, education and religion. It seems like, no matter what, joint legal...more

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Parallel Parenting in High-Conflict Custody Matters

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Courts and family law professionals are increasingly recognizing that forced cooperation and “teamwork” where one or both parents are hostile or volatile can fuel family conflict rather than reduce it. Although research has...more

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How B.C. Family Court Trends Are Reshaping Mediation and Separation Planning in 2026

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The Provincial Court of British Columbia has released its 2024-25 Annual Report, providing new insight into how separating families are resolving disputes across the province. The Provincial Court’s data reflect a clear and...more

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Curious Appellate Decision Affirming the Denial of Sole Custody and Appointment of a Parenting Coordinator

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I have written a lot on this blog regarding my love/hate relationship with the appointment of parent coordinators. In fact, one of the more read posts, to this day, is one from 2019 entitled The Futility of Parenting...more

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Who Can Serve as a Parent Coordinator? Appellate Division Doesn’t Know!

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I have written a bunch on this blog about the use of parent coordinators. In fact, one of the most read blog posts on this blog, almost 4 years after it was initially published, is titled The Futility of Parent Coordination...more

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NO – Judges Cannot Give Parent Coordinator’s Binding Decision Making Authority!

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Over the past decade plus, I have written about the use, if not misuse/abuse of parent coordinators (PCs) many times on this blog. In fact, one of my most popular posts that continues to be read more than two and a half...more

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The Futility Of Parent Coordination When A Parent Coordinator Won’t Be Decisive

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I have written many times over the years regarding parent coordination, both during and after the end of the Supreme Court pilot program. A parent coordinator is a person, sometimes a mental health professional and sometimes...more

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