Pace Law Firm Explains Joint Vs. Full Custody Agreements In Ontario In New Guide

The new resource covers a range of topics related to family law and custody, focusing primarily on the types of custody agreements and the types of access they provide. Pace is providing this information in the interest of informing the public and clearing up some of the most common misconceptions they see every day at their Ontario practice.

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In recent years, Canada’s divorce rate has plummeted to a 50-year low, now sitting at around 5.5 divorces per 1000 couples. However, those couples that do choose to divorce are finding themselves still faced with a stressful and poorly explained legal system, involved in a process that can take months or even years to resolve – all the while leaving the family in limbo.

As Pace Law Firm notes, however, they do not believe that the process needs, necessarily, to be painful. While the stress inherent in the process is impossible to avoid, they suggest that a competent legal team should be able to expedite the process while taking the interests of all parties into account in order to reach the most mutually beneficial agreement possible.

In their page, they offer a breakdown of the two most common types of custody agreements: joint and full. For each, they explore the access these agreements afford, the impact they may have on the child, and the legal implications of entering into these agreements as far as resource sharing is concerned.

A key point made in their page is that, while the parties involved may end up in either of these custodial arrangements, a separate child support arrangement must be made independent of the court’s custody decision. Typically, courts will mandate shared custody, calculating child support payments based on the share of time each parent spends with the child, though this is not always the case.

On the topic of access, they state, “When one parent is awarded custody of the children, the other parent is normally granted the right of access, or visitation. A typical access schedule involves the child spending alternate weekends and one or two nights per week with the parent who does not have primary care of the children.”

Pace Law Firm provides its services to Ontario residents looking for representation throughout the divorce process. Their team comprises many experienced lawyers, led by founder and chairman Al Pace; those interested in a consultation can contact the practice at 1 844-722-3529, or by visiting Pace Law Firm’s website.

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