Parenting Assessments In Toronto
What a Parenting Assessment Involves
Every assessment is built around the same principle — decisions about parenting time and decision-making responsibility should reflect how a family actually functions, not how either parent describes it. To get there, the process typically includes:
- In-depth individual interviews with each parent
- Home visits to observe the child’s day-to-day environment
- Direct observation of parent-child interactions
- Collateral contact with teachers, physicians, or other relevant references
- Psychological evaluation where the case calls for it
The result is a report the court can rely on — one that weighs parental capacity and family dynamics against what the child specifically needs, not a generic checklist.
Parenting Assessment
(Formerly Custody/Access Assessment)
Navigating parenting disputes can be complex and emotionally taxing for families. At Ontario Family Solutions, we provide balanced and impartial assessments focusing on contact, parenting time and decision making, designed to best support the court system in making child-centred and family-oriented decisions. Our thorough and comprehensive evaluations consider parental capacity, family dynamics, and the unique needs of your child to ensure their best interests remain the priority.
We conduct in-depth interviews, home visits, parent-child observation visits, personal and professional collateral follow up contacts and psychological evaluations (as needed) to assess each parent’s ability to provide a stable and nurturing environment for the child. Our assessments provide a clear and unbiased report that helps facilitate fair and informed legal decisions.
Why Families Choose Ontario Family Solutions
Assessments are led by Parag Ray, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW — a clinical social worker with over 20 years across mental health, child protection, and the family legal system. That combination matters here specifically: an assessor who understands both the clinical picture and how a report holds up in court produces findings that are harder to challenge and easier for a judge to act on. Every assessment is conducted through a culturally competent, EDI-informed lens, so families from any background are evaluated fairly and without bias.
Start the Process
If your case requires a parenting assessment — whether court-ordered or requested by counsel — contact Ontario Family Solutions to discuss scope, timeline, and next steps.
To provide the court with a professional, neutral assessment of custody and access arrangements.
If you are involved in a custody dispute and need an unbiased evaluation of parental capacity.
made in the best interest
of the child, considering
emotional,
developmental, and
practical needs.