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15| The IFP -H alton H ills | T hursday,A pril 12,2018 theifp.ca Can a teenage child influence a court when determining access? ASK THE PROFESSIONAL The advice offered in this column is intended for informational purposes only. Use of this column is not intended to replace or substitute any professional, financial, medical, legal, or other professional advice. We work for you. legal matters Q A Compensatory Spousal Support Helson Kogon Ashbee Schaljo &Associates LLP is a firm of 9 lawyers. We trace our firm back to 1885 in Georgetown, Ontario Frederick A. Helson (retired) Allan W. Kogon David J. Ashbee John E. Schaljo Mark T. Rush Steven D. Kogon Caley E. Power Jessica A. George Jasmine M. Spudic Nicole E. Kucherenko Nancy L. Carnwath (retired) The age and wishes of a teenage child when those wishes are founded on reasonable and objective evidence can be used to define the terms of access. This does not mean that a 13 year old can refuse to see her father when an access order exists. It does mean in making the order in the first place a court will consider the wishes of a teenager. To obtain the wishes of a child often a court will appoint the "Children's Lawyer". This person who is either a lawyer or clinical investigator (social worker) investigates the circumstances of the child and makes recommendations to the court as to what is in the best interests of the child regarding custody and access. The Children's Lawyer's report is very influential on the court because they speak only for the children and their only role is to assist the court in determining what is best for the child and not what is best for the parents. Helson Kogon Ashbee Schaljo &Associates LLP Barristers and Solicitors 132 Mill Street, Georgetown, Ontario L7G 2C6 Tel: (905) 877-5200 Email: info@helsons.ca Web: www.helsons.ca Directed by Mary Rose Produced by Patricia Ball Produced by special arrangement with Michael Halsall www.georgetownlittletheatre.ca A Light Canadian Drama Estranged siblings deal with the loss of their parents... PRESENTS April 13, 14 and April 19-21 at 8PM. Two Sunday Matinees! Apr. 15 and 22 at 2PM John Elliott Theatre, 8 Church Street, Georgetown Get your tickets now: 905-877-3700 or haltonhills.ca/theatre Adults $24, Seniors $20, Students $5 (with valid ID) byMichael Halsall Get moving! Opening night ticket special! (Use promo code: MOVE) April 13 at 8PM $18 $5 forStudents with valid Highschool ID A new cemetery for the general public is taking shape for residents in Halton Hills and their families. Devereaux Cemetery is located in a quiet country setting on the 17th Side Road, just west of Trafalgar Road. It's adjacent to the Holy Redeemer Cemetery and open to people of all religious faiths. Contact us for information about available interment options, either at time of need or in advance. 905-877-8500 l www.devereauxcemetery.ca Owned and operated by The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of Hamilton Halton police are warn- ing the public its non-emer- gency number will never show up on caller ID after residents have reported re- ceiving fraudulent calls. Police said Friday they have been made aware of three incidents in which the service's telephone number is being used for "fraudulent representation." All three of these incidents were report- ed to the service's fraud in- take unit on April 6. In at least one of these cases, the caller claimed to be "police." Referred to as "spoofing," a caller can make it look like they are phoning from any number on Canadian tele- phone systems. Police said fraudsters will do this to hide the origin of the call. The police service's in- formation technology unit is investigating the "spoof- ing" using internal and ex- ternal resources. The fraud intake and cyber crime units are working together to gather forensic informa- tion about the activity. Police want the public to know calls from them will never show up as being from their non-emergency num- ber, which is 905-825-4777. They are warning the public not to provide any informa- tion to someone contacting them from what appears to be that number. The "spoofing" doesn't represent a data or records information breach, police said. Police warn of fraudulent phone number useage A Georgetown woman is relieved that she went to the police after noticing a strange set of license plates on her vehicle. Julie Liddle was just getting into her car in the Georgetown Market Square parking lot when she noticed something was off with her licence plates. "It's funny how you unconsciously no- tice your plates," she said. "Mine were new plates and the ones they put on there were beat up." She says after calling her husband and finding out that he hadn't touched the vehi- cle, she realized someone had swapped her licence plates out for those off of a stolen vehicle. "The police said that this is a fairly com- mon practice," said Liddle. Police told her that criminals typically choose vehicles of a similar make and mod- el to the stolen vehicle and steal their plates in order to throw off the police. Liddle says she's relieved that she no- ticed and went to the police, because had officers pulled her over with stolen vehicle plates, they would have approached the sit- uation much more critically than a simple highway infraction. "Be more vigilant about checking your plates," she said. "This could happen." License plate fraud in Halton Hills