It Depends – Is a nesting arrangement a good idea?

In this edition of 'It depends', special counsel Craig Turvey talks us through the pros and cons of having a parenting nesting arrangement with your ex.

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

Welcome to this week's edition of It Depends. We'll be talking about parenting nesting arrangements in family law matters.

What is nesting?

A nesting arrangement is where the focus is on the children and keeping them in the former matrimonial home. So, whereas in a normal separation, it's the parents that move into separate residences and the children move back and forth between the residences, with a nesting arrangement the children stay in the family home. It's the parents who move in and out. So, that can either be, for example, the parents might lease a one bedroom unit nearby, and the parent who's not spending time with the children will move into that unit, while the parent who's spending time with them will be in the house with the children and then it will flip. When it's now the