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Ottawa Family Law Firm Offers Advice for Divorced
Parents Regarding Access

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Going through a divorce can be messy,
complicated, and an emotional ordeal, not only
for you, but the other person, too.

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Sometimes we forget the other person can be
experiencing the same types of feelings and
emotional responses that we are during the
separation and divorce proceedings.

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They might feel angry at you because you are
preventing them from seeing their children on a
daily basis,

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or have upset their entire world because they
have to move out of the matrimonial home and find
a new place to live.

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Regardless of the reasons behind the divorce, it
is important for divorcing parents to remember
they still have a responsibility towards their
children.

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Courts may award joint custody and shared
visitation to ensure the children are being given
equal time with both parents,

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as long as there are no concerns with respect to
both parents' ability to care for the children on
a regular, shared custody basis. The test in
always going to be "What is in the best
interests of the children?"

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If your divorce is not amicable, you and your
ex-spouse can have trust issues regarding child
visitation.

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You might be fearful you will get a call and be
informed that your ex is not returning the
children at the end of their visitation.

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You could be reluctant to let the children go and
might make excuses about pick up times or say the
kids are busy this weekend.

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As your children get older, it is not uncommon
for them to start saying they dont want to go
and visit the other parent.

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These types of situations, and others, can
present challenges that need to be addressed
correctly. Some parents make the mistake of
trying to deal with their ex-spouse on their own,

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only to become even more frustrated, or worse,
take matters into their own hands, while
violating the law or their court-ordered
visitation.

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1. Your spouse refuses to return the children at
the end of their visitation Unless your Court
order specifies set visitation schedules,

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you will need to contact your Ottawa divorce
lawyer for assistance and may need to go back to
court to get this resolved.

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If the order does have set visitation schedules,
and provides for police-enforcement, you can
contact the police to have them enforce this and
return the children.

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But police will often consider access issues a
"civil" matter and will not become involved.

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2. You are preventing your children from seeing
their other parent You cannot prevent the
other parent from seeing their children if
visitation is court-ordered.

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Otherwise, your ex-spouse may take you back to
court and request a modification to the original
agreement or order, and/or a contempt order.

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You could even find you are no longer the
custodial parent if you are seen to be
obstructing an arrangement that is considered in
the children's best interests.

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3. Your children say they dont want to go with
the other parent Unfortunately, your children
have limited rights in regards to visitation and
even if they do not want to go,

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it is your responsibility to ensure the children
are ready to be picked up and you follow the
Court order. If your children have specific
reasons for not wanting to go,

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it is best to consult with your family law lawyer
to see if there are grounds to request a
modification to visitation. Age is an important
factor in considering the children's wishes.

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Keep in mind the above are just a few of the more
common issues that can arise and there are
numerous other ones too.

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Furthermore, the above content should not be
considered actual legal advice and is for
reference only. If you have further questions,
concerns,

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or want to find out more about requesting a
change in visitation agreements, please contact
the Ottawa family lawyers at Davies Law Firm by
calling 613-688-0462 today.  Source-
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