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Someone living in mother's home didn't properly quarantine after returning from out-of-province; child to stay with father until full 14 day quarantine completed; if no signs of illness, child would be returned to mother's care; once child was returned to mother, father's in-person parenting time with child would be suspended until further review by court

A few months ago, the list of lawyers who had done contract drafting while also running an unofficial classroom out of their kitchen was pretty small.

COVID-19 awareness and meaningful timesharing are not mutually exclusive

Children's lives and vitally important family relationships could not be put on hold indefinitely without risking serious emotional harm and upset. Blanket policy that children should never leave primary residence, even to visit other parent, was inconsistent with comprehensive analysis of best interests of child.

There should be no unilateral withholding of access or parenting time except in true emergency situations where there was imminent risk to child's health or safety

If it were easy, everyone would do it. The complexity of today's legal workflow brings many challenges. Litigation cases are becoming more and more document intensive, increasing the burden of document review.

Changes in the legal market are opening new doors for midsize law firms, allowing them to take on new clients.

Like many of you, I have been working from home as I draft this post.

While many businesses have adjusted their operations to accommodate work from home, lawyers face a unique set of challenges that make serving their clients remotely more difficult.

Many lawyers have recently found themselves out of the office and working from home.

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread globally, changes are happening rapidly on both a federal and provincial level.

A well-executed client experience can make a sizeable difference in your firm’s revenue and reputation.