Three-Part Series into the death of Keira Kagan
City News Exclusive – By: Cynthia Mulligan
Part Two
On the third anniversary of the death of four-year-old Keira Kagan, whom an expert committee has said was likely killed by her father, the Chief Coroner has announced there will be an inquest into her death.
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Three-Part Series into the death of Keira Kagan
City News Exclusive – By: Cynthia Mulligan
Part One
Ontario’s Domestic Violence Death Review Committee has determined the death of four-year-old Keira Kagan, was “extremely consistent” with a murder-suicide, and that it could have been prevented.
In February 2020, the bodies of Keira and her father,
Women who have had a partner who has subjected them to intimate partner violence may also be concurrently dealing with partners who have substance use issues. Cases involving substance or alcohol use can be emotionally draining for all involved, especially if that makes it difficult for the parties to co-parent.
How substance use can affect children
Children with parents who misuse drugs or alcohol are at heightened risk of trauma and abuse and can experience other consequences such as educational delays,
B.C.’s provincial government has recently announced a new family law informal court pilot in Kamloops. Parties can consent to participate in an informal process where the trial judge takes a facilitative role and manages the conduct of the case. Lawyers are permitted to attend but not to ask questions (except of expert witnesses).
What is a motion to change?
A motion to change is a court process where you can ask a judge to change a final court order about one or more of the following issues:
Parenting time
Decision-making authority
Support payments related to an order made at least six months ago (unless permission was granted by a judge to return sooner)
Restraining or non-harassment order
Firearms can bring about deadly consequences for women and children in cases involving intimate partner violence. We united with other feminist organizations in opposing Bill C-21 and call on parliament to enact legislation that adequately addresses gun control in such cases.
On May 16, 2022, the National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) submitted a letter to The Honourable Marco Mendicino and The Honourable Marci Ien regarding Firearms controls and violence against women on behalf of Luke’s Place,
We continue to support Bill C-233 as it moves to Third Reading. Luke’s Place Legal Director, Pamela Cross, and Legal Services Director, Emily Murray, submitted a discussion paper to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women regarding Bill C-233 and the importance of judicial education on intimate partner violence.
This article was originally published by The Lawyer’s Daily, part of LexisNexis Canada Inc., on November 2, 2021.
Last month Gary Joseph posed the question “Why go back to the courthouse?” and encouraged family law lawyers to speak up so our voices could be heard.
Presented by Pamela Cross, Luke’s Place Legal Director, on May 10, 2022 at 3:30pm.
Thank you for this opportunity to appear before you to talk about Bill C-233.
I do so on behalf of Luke’s Place Support and Resource Centre in Durham Region, where I am the Legal Director.
We are thrilled that Bill-C-233 passed Second Reading on Friday and has been referred to the Status of Women Committee for debate.
As we explained in our previous blog post, a central component of this Bill involves judicial education on the issue of intimate partner violence.
