Farris Partners, Nikki Charlton and Todd R. Bell, recently co-presented with Dr. Lisa Ferrari at the National Family Law Program (Federation of Law Societies) in Halifax, NS.  The National Family Law Program is Canada’s largest and most prestigious family law conference, attracting approximately 500 family law practitioners, members of the judiciary and representatives from government and academia from across Canada. Nikki and Todd’s session, ‘Screens, Gaming, Digital Media: Where Each Fit in the Best Interests Test’, addressed the emerging area of co-parenting conflicts related to children’s social media and screen use. Todd also represented British Columbia in the final plenary session, providing a comprehensive review of national case law developments.

Nikki Charlton is a Partner in Farris’ Family Law group. Her practice includes all matters affecting families in British Columbia such as separation, divorce, property division, common law trusts, spousal support, child support, guardianship, residency, and parenting time.

Todd R. Bell is a Partner in Farris’ Family Law group. His practice focuses on the division of high net-worth assets and all manner of parenting and custody litigation. He is a highly skilled litigator and trial lawyer with wide-ranging experience spanning all levels of court in B.C.

For a copy of the full paper and presentation, click here and here.