Family Law · Ontario
A parenting time lawyer can help build a workable care schedule based on your child’s needs and safety.
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Parenting time concerns when a child is in each parent’s care. Terms can cover school days, weekends, holidays, exchanges and communication. Major decision-making responsibility is a separate issue, although both belong in a complete parenting plan.
The child’s best interests govern under the applicable federal or Ontario law. Needs, stability, care history, relationships, views appropriate to age and maturity, and family violence may matter. There is no automatic right to an equal schedule. Existing orders remain binding until lawfully changed.
Counsel develops a practical proposal, reviews care records and safety concerns, and negotiates or prepares a court request. Clear terms should address exchanges, holidays and how routine changes will be handled.
Parenting time concerns when a child is in each parent’s care. The child’s best interests govern the assessment, with particular attention to safety, security and well-being. There is no automatic entitlement to an equal schedule simply because both people are parents.
The child’s age, routines, school, health needs, relationships and the history of care can inform a workable proposal. Aftermath Law can help organize that information into a schedule covering ordinary weeks, holidays and exchanges. A factual care calendar is more useful than general statements about which parent does more.
Where safety is an issue, the proposal must address the actual risks to the child and caregivers. Depending on the evidence, arrangements may need to address supervision, the exchange location or limits on communication. These measures require an individualized assessment; a high-conflict relationship does not automatically determine one particular order.
Bring existing family and criminal orders to counsel. Clear terms about transport, timing and permitted communication can reduce avoidable disputes, but a parenting arrangement must not be treated as permission to breach another order. Do not withhold parenting time to enforce support, or support to enforce parenting time.
A temporary adjustment for a holiday is different from a lasting change to an order or a relocation affecting a child’s relationships. Relocation can trigger specific notice, objection and court requirements. Before making a significant move or unilateral change, identify the governing legislation and current terms.
Counsel can assess the proposed change, the evidence about its effect on the child and whether consent or court approval is needed. Decision-making responsibility is a related but separate subject: time with a child does not automatically confer authority over every major decision.
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Your representation at Aftermath Law
A parenting arrangement needs to address ordinary days as well as holidays and disagreements. Your parenting time lawyer can help turn a proposed schedule into clear terms about exchanges, travel, school routines and communication. Aftermath Law can discuss what is practical for your child while keeping safety and the child’s best interests central.
Dildeep Sahi can review the existing care pattern and identify where proposals differ. Specific examples are useful: a recurring problem with an exchange or a work schedule is easier to address when the actual circumstances are clear, rather than described only as a lack of cooperation.
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No. The child’s best interests govern. Equal time may suit some families and be inappropriate for others.
A child’s views may be considered according to age and maturity. They do not replace the court’s overall best-interests assessment.
Not automatically. Decision-making responsibility is a separate issue that should be addressed in the agreement or order.
Your next step
Discuss the child’s routine, the current schedule and the arrangements you would like to address, including any safety concerns.
The free one-hour initial consultation with Dildeep Sahi focuses on your situation, options and potential representation. Consultations are available in English, Punjabi and Hindi. Any document review or further work should be arranged separately with the firm.
Office visits are by appointment only. Scheduled consultations are separate from urgent telephone assistance; an immediate answer or response is not guaranteed. This form is not an emergency service.
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