July 24, 2023 – Forcing Teenagers to Visit

“It would not be in Jesse’s best interests to force or attempt to force him to have contact with his mother or to undergo counselling.

As the Court of Appeal stated in De Melo v. De Melo, 2015 ONCA 598, at para. 12,

…court-constructed access arrangements should not be imposed on teenaged children who have repeatedly confirmed that they do not wish contact with the non-custodial parent and that they wish to maintain existing custodial and access arrangements.”

            Ransom v. Dasti, 2020 ONSC 4526 (CanLII) at 47-48