What is the effect of a divorce on the custody of the children?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Williamson v Williamson, 2016 ONSC 1180 (CanLII):
This uncontested trial commenced before me on February 13, 2015. Pursuant to reasons released June 3, 2015, Williamson v. Williamson, 2015 ONSC 3300 (S.C.J.), a decree of divorce was granted; the applicant was awarded sole custody of the two children of the marriage (both children now age 11) and the respondent was awarded access to both children, said access to be at the discretion of the applicant and supervised at the applicant’s discretion; and the applicant was awarded exclusive possession of the matrimonial home and contents until July 31, 2018. Those orders all were made on a final basis.
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