by Michael Butterfield on April 9th, 2015
CHILD SUPPORT MYTHS DE-BUNKED: MYTH #1. “My one night stand got pregnant-she told me she was on the pill. She can’t come after me for child support.” TRUTH: Every parent has financial responsibility for their children, regardless of how they were conceived. Every child has the right to be supported….
by Jayne on March 20th, 2015
The mother of a boy conceived through In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) has been ordered to pay her ex-husband over $75,000 in damages, after it came to light that she had misled him into thinking the sperm used for the treatment was his. Judge Deborah Taylor, of Central London County Court,…
by Michael Butterfield on January 1st, 2015
Did you know that anyone in B.C. can call themselves a “counsellor” or a “therapist”? If you are looking for a counsellor to help you or your children get through a separation, consider these top 5 suggestions: 1. FIGURE OUT WHAT KIND OF COUNSELLOR YOUR FAMILY NEEDS There are a…
by Michael Butterfield on December 1st, 2014
Co-Parenting Isn’t Easy Being a separated parent can be difficult, most of all for the kids. Parents need to learn how to work together and not put children in the middle of their conflicts. Halle Berry took Gabriel Aubrey to court on November 26, 2014, over concerns that he straightened…
by Michael Butterfield on November 24th, 2014
A Supreme Court Judgment released November 20, 2014 pinpoints the dangers in “going it alone” (being self represented) when it comes to a parent relocating with the children. The Honourable Justice Betton allowed the mother, known as D.G.T. (Ms. T.), to keep her two children in Arizona despite the father’s…