Equal shared parenting has huge support | Gene C. Colman

By Gene C. Colman ( April 7, 2022, 2:08 PM EDT) -- Lawyers do have a huge influence on legislation. Witness the most recent Divorce Act reforms in effect since March 1, 2021. At the House of Commons committee hearings for Bill C-78, almost everyone was talking about “equal shared parenting” and why a presumption should not be enacted. Did the government’s proposal include such a presumption? No. But an overwhelming number of Canadians want just that — a rebuttable presumption in favour of equal shared parenting.  ...