David Penney

The Divorce Act Changes Explained Divorce Mediation Section 9.(2) of the Divorce Act states .. It is the duty of every barrister, solicitor, lawyer or advocate who undertakes to act on behalf of a spouse in a divorce proceeding to discuss with the spouse the advisability of negotiating the matters that may be the subject of a support order or a custody order and to inform the spouse of the mediation facilities known to him or her that might be able to assist the spouses in n...egotiating those matters. https://www.justice.gc.ca//fl/cfl-mdf/dace-clde/div45.html

If you are dealing with divorce, separation or other family law issues, you're not alone. A wide variety of family justice services may help you get information and resolve issues without going to court. https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fl-df/fjs-sjf/index.html

Even as the world was shutting down around me, my marriage was continuing to as well.. I don't blame the pandemic. I think maybe it would have happened anyway, but I think COVID sped up the process and it sort of put us in a pressure cooker that maybe we wouldn't have been in without the pandemic. https://www.cbc.ca//covid-19-panemic-divorce-rates-1.57956

Grandparents Affected by Adult Child Divorce ... Family Mediation can help. What are the responsibilities of divorce professionals in regard to the post-divorce grandparent-grandchild relationship? Many have suggested that family mediators and post-divorce family practitioners need to expand their definition of the post-divorce family system, widening their target system of intervention from the nuclear to the extended post-divorce family. Family mediators and practitioners may also strive to engage both sets of grandparents, adopting an inter-generational model of practice with the post-divorce family. https://www.psychologytoday.com//grandparents-affected-adu

Family Mediation Canada Consultation on Custody, Access and Child Support Almost all respondents agreed (94 percent) that the Divorce Act should continue to include the "best interests of the child" test. Some respondents who did not agree actually went one step further and said that the test should be the "best interests of the family" https://www.justice.gc.ca//r/fl-lf/famil/2001_11/cust.html