Bill Clayton comments on the quality of reports from the Office of the Children's Lawyer

Poor-quality reports from the Office of the Children's Lawyer are unnecessarily prolonging high-conflict custody battles by giving parents false hope that courts will adopt unrealistic recommendations, according to the judgments of two Ontario Family Court judges.

“I've done about five or six cases in the last few years where the Office of the Children's Lawyer has bungled it badly,” says Bill Clayton, a partner in the London, Ont. office of Lerners LLP.

Poor-quality reports prolonging custody battles: rulings