This blog serves as a resource to learn more about Brian Ludmer, the legal articles he has authored and his insights on divorce and parental alienation related topics. As the attorney leading Ludmer Law, Brian Ludmer has become an authority in business law and family law. His work (see details below) includes a submission to the House of Commons on equal shared parenting, as well as a submission on Bill C-78. Brian Ludmer is also a recognized legal expert on parental alienation.
Defeat of Bill C-560 is not going to stop proponents of ESP
While the defeat of Bill C-560 was a disappointing loss, the message behind the proposed legislation continues to thrive, says Toronto family lawyer Brian Ludmer. The bill, which Ludmer helped draft, called for changes to the Divorce Act, with the primary...
Pension benefits extended to common-law spouses
The so-called Carrigan amendments to the Pension Benefits Act recently became law, highlighting the need to update estate plans after separation, and also providing an example of provincial government processes working properly, says Toronto family lawyer...
Request for appointment of Children’s Lawyer dismissed
The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed a motion requesting the assistance of a Children’s Lawyer in an ongoing custody battle involving three young girls, says Toronto family lawyer Brian Ludmer, of LudmerLaw. In Fiorito v. Wiggins, the appointment of a...
New book details strategies for success in custody disputes
Toronto family lawyer Brian Ludmer is part of the team of experts behind a new book offering tips, resources and support to people engaged in high-conflict custody battles. The recently published text, titled The High-Conflict Custody Battle: Protect...
Judge who sent kids to youth facility made tough but correct decision
A Michigan judge who sent three children to a juvenile facility for failing to have a relationship with their father — and called the case one of the worst parental alienation scenarios she’d ever seen — came to the right conclusion with respect to the...
Structured intervention trumps therapy in child estrangement cases
Reconciliation therapy is an intensive psycho-educational intervention that, when structured and delivered properly by specialists in the field, can be far more effective in cases of parental alienation than conventional therapeutic methods, says Toronto...
Ruling endorsing proactive judicial role positive
A recent Superior Court of Justice decision calling the traditional judicial role as the passive receiver of evidence “antiquated” serves as a useful guide for working toward efficiency while still maintaining fairness, Toronto family lawyer Brian Ludmer...
U.K.’s new psychological abuse law raises serious questions
Emotional and coercive abuse in domestic relationships is a societal problem that needs serious attention, but a new United Kingdom law that criminalizes that behaviour may not be the right move, says Toronto family lawyer Brian Ludmer. “As a society we...
More structure, objectivity needed in defining ‘good parenting’
The family law courts are leaning on presumptive, subjective standards when it comes to assessing what makes a good parent, says Toronto family lawyer Brian Ludmer. “A lack of understanding of assessing parenting is bedevilling family law,” says Ludmer,...
Children’s counsel role can prove damaging in divorce process
Where custody or access to children is contested, courts are directed to canvass the views of the affected children — but there are good reasons to proceed cautiously in this regard, Toronto family lawyer Brian Ludmer writes in Law Times. As Ludmer,...
Implications of child brain research ‘profound’ for family law
New research that provides further insight into how suggestibility and memory work in older children has raised concerns that certain fundamental family law paradigms may be mistaken, Toronto family lawyer Brian Ludmer writes in Lawyers Weekly. As Ludmer,...
Divorce Act revamp ignores value of equal shared parenting: Ludmer
Proposed changes to Canada’s Divorce Act fall short by failing to make equal shared parenting (ESP) the starting position in custody disputes, Toronto family lawyer Brian Ludmer tells AdvocateDaily.com. Bill C-78, introduced in the House of Commons in May,...
Order of Justice Shore
Key parts of this decision were delivered orally in court to the parties, including their sixteen-year old daughter, who was represented at the motion by counsel. As such, part of these reasons have been written in a way that I hope A.R. will understand.
Divorce Act ‘not meeting needs of children’: Ludmer – AdvocateDaily.com
In submissions to the House of Commons and Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Ludmer, principal of LudmerLaw, said the Act “is not working and not meeting the needs of the children it’s meant to protect.” “This debate can basically be summarized as...
Third International Conference of the Parental Alienation Study Group
PASG2019 will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, which is adjacent to the Philadelphia International Airport.