The subject of travel with children (under the age of 18 in Ontario) comes up frequently in my work as both a family law lawyer and family mediator. That is because quite naturally, most separated parents want to enjoy traveling with the children and build new memories.
As a family law lawyer, I am often approached by my clients on this issue., either because they want to take a trip themselves or because the other parent does. At that point, we need to determine whether this will be a smooth exercise of simply filling out the required travel consent forms (more about this below) or whether there is some issue with one parent disagreeing with the idea that the other would travel with the kids.
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