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Not Second Class Dads EP.5

This is episode five of notsecondclassdads.ca. I'm family lawyer Scott Taylor, and today's topic is loose lips.  I can't recall exactly how often I am told by a client who is experiencing separation or divorce that they have been told by their farmer spouse what legal...

Not Second Class Dads EP. 4 – Clash of Ego’s

Not Second Class Dads 4 – Aug 21, 2025: Welcome to the next installment of Not Second-Class Dads.ca. My name is Scott Taylor.The title of today's episode is Clash of Egos.Just had a conversation today with a father, whose parenting time has been very limited forsome...

Not Second Class Dads EP. 3 – Taking Custody in the Old Days

Welcome to episode three of notsecondclassdads.ca. Title today's taking custody in the old days certainly here in British Columbia, Canada. There was reference to the term custody, as it relates to the children. The mother or the father could have sole custody, or the...

COVID 19 Divorce

Masks are a highly recommended deterrent to the health related symptoms of Covid-19, but a poor deterrent to the consequences of another family related symptom of Covid-19, namely Covid-Divorce. Much has been written about an apparent up-tick in separations, and...

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Marriage is grand. Divorce is fifty grand

There’s a saying that “Marriage is grand. Divorce is fifty grand.” But does it have to be that way? That’s one of the reasons I came up with the phrase, “Kitchen Table Divorce”. I would like to think that the” kitchen table” part of the phrase evokes for many people...

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Divorce Father Son Re-union

These past many months have been frustrating for both myself and my client, a separated father of a 7 year son. I won’t be using any names to protect their privacy. Frustrating, for the father because his son has apparently decided to have nothing to do with him, and...

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Divorce GOT MEDIATION?

It happened twice this week, and despite my continuing efforts to combat the misunderstandings, it will inevitably happen again. People who simply believe all they need to do to settle their family law matters is to retain a mediator to start and finish the necessary...

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