yes
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No, and it would be horrible for the child.
Yes. With joint custody either parent can change the kids school or any major desicion. The ideal relationship you would both agree on this but reality is always different.
== == The important word here is PRIMARY, which means MOST of the time. The other party has "secondary " custody, which means SOME of the time. Remember that being divorced doesn't mean that the other party looses their rights to see the kids. The other person is still a Parent to those children, right?
She has to have possession to have filed for custody. Canada has no jurisdiction over the kids.
She has split custody of her kids with Kevin Federine
yes
First right of refusal needs to be added to the child custody order. See related links
I believe that Leland and his ex-wife Maui share custody of their kids
Your ex-wife has Parental Responsibility (PR) for her children irrespective of your "sole custody". PR are all the rights, duties and obligations of a parent, including a right to have a say in the important dsecisions in the childrens lives. In the exercise of that PR she can seek information for the children's doctor/school etc
Everyone has a right to legal counsel, but it's not free.
He has the right to request custody (joint custody- which may or may not be granted) and/or a visitation schedule and have a child support order entered if the mother is to retain physical custody.
As compared to what? Is the mother a child abuser? It depends on the circumstances.