Department of Multi-Agency Conspiracy
News Release
Date: October 13, 2025

Province Strengthens Family System Oversight Through Mandatory Agency Involvement

Halifax, Nova Scotia — As families relax and are distracted by Thanksgiving, the Province of Nova Scotia has announced a new initiative to further strengthen coordination between police, child protection services, and family courts. Under the Family Oversight and Compliance Strategy (FOCS), families will no longer be permitted to resolve disputes independently.

Officials explained that while these three agencies already collaborate on family matters, gaps remain when parents attempt to negotiate solutions outside formal channels. “Unsupervised resolutions risk undermining the integrity of our system,” said a departmental spokesperson. “Only through mandatory oversight can we ensure disputes are escalated, extended, and properly documented.”

The policy requires all family disagreements — regardless of severity — to pass through a minimum of three overlapping agencies before any resolution can be considered valid.

Prohibited Activities

Effective immediately, the following are banned:

• Attempting to resolve custody, access, or parenting disputes without police, child protection, and court involvement.
• Informal agreements made between parents, even if written and witnessed.
• Private mediation sessions not pre-approved by the Family Oversight Secretariat.
• Saying “we’ve worked it out ourselves” in front of a judge, officer, or caseworker.

Enforcement

Violations of the Family Oversight and Compliance Strategy will result in fines equal to “everything you have and then some.”

Funds collected — along with increased federal transfers — will support:

• Expanding filing cabinet storage at courthouses,
• Hiring additional note-takers for case conferences,
• Developing a “Family Dispute Escalation App” to streamline multi-agency involvement, and
• Scaling provincial “care” programs, since the more children taken into custody, the more revenue Ottawa pays to Nova Scotia.

Officials noted this model provides “a cost-effective use of the families in our province” by both ensuring agency control and strengthening provincial revenues.

Repeat offenders may be required to attend a mandatory program entitled: “How to Argue Correctly: A 12-Step Guide to State-Supervised Conflict.”

Reminder to the Public

Nova Scotians are reminded that disputes are best managed when every possible authority is involved. “We don’t call it conspiracy, we call it collaboration. Collaboration that ensure continued growth to the public service and continued destitution to families and children” said Mr. Racy. Families are strongly advised not to attempt independent problem-solving, as doing so undermines the province’s integrated service model and financial sustainability.

“By mandating agency involvement, Nova Scotia is protecting its families from resolution, closure, and peace of mind,” said the spokesperson.

Media Contact
Mr. Bureau C. Racy, Director of Family Oversight
Department of Multi-Agency Conspiracy
Government of Nova Scotia
Email: familycontrol@novascotia.ca