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Author: Michelle Kooy

Holiday Travel: I’m going out of the country with my child during the holidays. Is there anything I need to do?

Written by: Michelle Kooy (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: December 14, 2017

Traveling over the holidays with your child

Parents who travel with their minor child without the other parent should have a travel consent form signed by the other parent or a court order signed that confirms you have the right to leave the country without the consent [...read full post]

Categorized: Child Abduction, Custody and Access, Parenting, Separation.
Tags: children's travel, consent forms, country order, minor, passport, travel.

Handling the holidays as a separated or divorced parent

Written by: Michelle Kooy (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: December 6, 2017

Holiday schedules as a divorced or separated parent

A significant challenge for most separated or divorced parents is determining a parenting schedule that works for everyone during the holidays. It is a unique issue for each family as every family has their own respective values and traditions during [...read full post]

Categorized: Divorce, Family Law, Parenting, Separation.
Tags: co parenting, Divorce, holidays, mediator, parenting schedule, separation.

Do Children get a Voice in Family Proceedings?

Written by: Michelle Kooy (View All Posts • View Bio) Published: October 31, 2017

In making an agreement or order for care and time of children the parties and the court must consider the best interests of the child only. Under the Family Law Act, Division 1, Section 37(2), there is a specific [...read full post]

Categorized: Custody and Access.
Tags: Alberta Divorce Lawyers, Divorce, voice of the child report.