The Department of Justice (DoJ) Canada has launched an online course for family law practitioners on family violence.
In 2018, the DoJ hired Luke’s Place to undertake research into family violence screening for family law practitioners. Family law lawyers are often the first point of contact for those entering the family justice system.
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This is a brief summary of a paper prepared by Robert Shawyer and Andrew Sudano for the Law Society of Ontario‘s The Six-Minute Family Law Lawyer. Their paper was titled, “An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: The Six Most Common Mistakes When Drafting Financial Statements And How to Avoid Them.”
Don’t ignore the proposed budget section
The first common mistake is ignoring the proposed budget section at the end of the financial statement.
Legal Aid Ontario has announced that, effective May 2nd, it is no longer waiving financial and legal eligibility criteria for survivors of family violence.
Please see the link below for detailed information about current LAO eligibility:
https://www.legalaid.on.ca/services/domestic-abuse/
Child protection authorities exist to protect children from abuse and neglect. Also known as CAS, historically, their focus has been on situations in which the abuse or neglect has been directed at children themselves.
Under provincial legislation, the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, child protection authorities have the mandate to intervene when they deem a child to be in need of protection because of physical,
Despite the increasing diversity of rural communities, there are a number of ways in which rural living is very different from urban living. These factors can have a significant impact on how women who live rurally experience abuse and the options that are available to them.
Much of the information in the following post draws from our experience as trainers with Ontario’s Family Court Support Workers,
A new website, Court Notice Finder, put together by a number of Ontario family law legal professionals, organizes the:
“voluminous – and often changing – information found in the various Court Notices issued on behalf of Family Law courthouses across Ontario since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
This is a very useful tool for anyone who wants to be sure they have the most up-to-date information about how the family court in their region is operating.
Virtual meetings for support, training and information sharing and an online resource hub to get VAW advocates through the pandemic
Peer support and resources
The past year has presented those of us providing frontline services to women fleeing abuse with unprecedented challenges. Meeting the needs of women and their children remotely,
Luke’s Place offers a variety of supports to women and their advocates in Ontario during the pandemic
For women
If you are in Durham Region
(Ajax, Brock, Clarington, Oshawa, Pickering, Scugog, Uxbridge and Whitby) Contact us at 905-728-0978 ext. 235 Monday to Friday 9 am to 4:30 pm for and Intake Assessment.
There are different tech safety issues for women to consider depending on whether they are going to court, using mediation or attempting to resolve their issues through negotiation, either by themselves or with the assistance of a lawyer.
Family courts are increasingly moving to remote hearings and online document filing. This means that a woman whose partner is engaging in legal bullying,
Luke’s Place joined the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children for a webinar on supporting women through family court.
Our Legal Director, Pamela Cross, discussed the challenges survivors face when seeking safety and support in the family court. She was joined by Linda Baker of CREVAW who looked at the impact of trauma in this context.
