Shawyer Family Law and Mediation provides links to the following resources from around the web to help its clients:
Child Support
Child Protection
Collaborative Practice
Disability Estate Planning
Parenting and Anger Management Programs
Free Programs:
- John Howard Society of Durham – Anger Management
- Counselling offered over zoom
- One session of 2.5 hours weekly for 8 weeks
- John Howard Society of Durham – Dads Aiming for direction and support
- Counselling offered over zoom
- One session of 2.5 hours weekly for 8 weeks
- Alison – Advanced Parenting Skills
- 3-4 hour online course
- Certificate of completion
- Catholic Family Services of Toronto – Wellness and women abuse
- 2 hour program for women
- Online ($1 fee)
- CAMH – Free Anger Management Services
- Includes full list of OHIP covered services, men only services, women only services, and family and child services.
- John Howard Society of Durham – Anger Management
Paid Programs:
- Triple P – Positive Parenting (8 modules for $79.95 +tax)
- Program for parents of toddlers to tweens
- Program for parents of pre-tweens to teens
- Certificate of completion
- Ontario Anger Management Program – Counselling ($50.00 for first 1hour appointment)
- Available in person, and over telephone or video
- Offers Anger Management Program with Certificate of Completion
3300 Don Mills Road, Toronto, Ontario M2J 4X7
- Anger Managers (1 day 8-10 hour group or individual anger management program)
- Video course ($226) or in-office ($350.30)
- Also offer 10 hour e-learning course ($226)
- Certificate of completion
- The Family Enhancement Centre – Co-Parenting Group (8 week virtual class)
- January 20, 2021 – March 10, 2021 (estimated at $100-$200)
- Parent Education Network – Positive Parenting workshops
- 4 day online events (on Mondays) (estimated $60-$100)
- Anger Management Resources Inc. – 1 day Anger Management Workshop
- In person program with Certificate of completion ($324)
- Online Course with certificate – 8 lessons ($250)
Parenting and Divorce
- Making Plans: A guide to parenting arrangements after separation or divorce
How to put your children first.
Publication from the Department of Justice, Canada - Parenting Plan Tool: A companion to Making Plans
Publication from the Department of Justice, Canada - Parenting Plan Guide and Parenting Plan Template. Tool from the Association of Family and Conciliation Court, Ontario Chapter to assist parents and their professional advisors in developing child-focused, realistic parenting plans.
- Planning for Parenting Time
A guide for parents living apart - Parenting Coordination
Information for Parents and Lawyers - Successfully Parenting Apart: A Toolkit
A toolkit of some of the best resources available on co-parenting after separation or divorce.
Publication of the Canadian Bar Association. - Post-Divorce Checklist
Useful printable checklist covering everything from Personal Information, Pension, Banking, and Social Media. - More resources from the Association of Family and Conciliation Court, Ontario Chapter
- Parenting Plan Guide and Parenting Plan Template. Tool from the Association of Family and Conciliation Court, Ontario Chapter to assist parents and their professional advisors in developing child-focused, realistic parenting plans.
- Child Abductions
- Child Welfare
- Child and Spousal Support Information
- For Children and Parents
- Community Resources
- Court and Legal Services
- Domestic Violence
- Legislation
- Mediation and Counsellors/Therapists
- Parenting Plan and Communication Tools
- Separation and Divorce
- Information on Court procedures:
Videos
- Spousal Support
from the Law Society of Ontario
Access to Legal Services
- Law Society Referral Service
- Offers a free 30-minute consultation with a lawyer.
- Call 1-855-947-5255 crisis line or if you do not have access to the internet.
- JusticeNet
- A not-for-profit service helping people in need of legal expertise, whose income is too high to access legal aid and too low to afford standard legal fees. The legal professionals listed on this site have agreed to devote a portion of their practice to qualifying clients at reduced fees.
- Ontario Family Law – Limited Scope Services project
- Family law limited scope services, also known as “unbundled” legal services, provide an innovative option between full representation and no representation at all. Under a limited scope retainer also known as “unbundling” agreement, a lawyer provides services for part, but not all, of a client’s legal matter.