Montreal Lawyer: Stop Divorcing Like Druken Fools

The Ottawa Citizen's Dave Brown examines the "sorry state of divorce" in Canada in his latest column. At issue in divorce law are the words "custody" and "access," which critics say should be replaced by "shared parenting." What makes that difficult was probably best shown by Senator Anne Cools when she read a judgment from a worried judge who had just given custody to a woman who was leaving Canada with two children to live with a new love. He said he wasn't comfortable but felt he had no choice but to give custody "to a woman who is shackled by her own discontent." Father's child-support payments were set and she waived spousal support. She later returned to sue for and get spousal support.

Source: The Ottawa Citizen [newspaper]

Title: Drawing attention to the sorry state of divorce laws in Canada

Author: Dave Brown

Date: April 12, 2002

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