Family law Archives - Pamela Cross https://pamelacross.ca/category/family-law/ Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:35:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/pamelacross.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-18-at-11.27.08-AM.png?fit=32%2C30&ssl=1 Family law Archives - Pamela Cross https://pamelacross.ca/category/family-law/ 32 32 185852602 Publication orders: do they work? https://pamelacross.ca/publication-orders-do-they-work/ https://pamelacross.ca/publication-orders-do-they-work/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:33:00 +0000 https://pamelacross.ca/?p=6197 Research by the Law Commission of Ontario shows how poorly Ontario's protection order system is working. Continue reading Publication orders: do they work?→

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]]> https://pamelacross.ca/ahluwalia-applied/feed/ 2 6184 Dignity, autonomy & equality https://pamelacross.ca/dignity-autonomy-equality/ https://pamelacross.ca/dignity-autonomy-equality/#comments Tue, 19 May 2026 13:59:19 +0000 https://pamelacross.ca/?p=6133 Last week, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in the case of Ahluwalia v Ahluwalia. This was a very good day in the world of law for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). In fact, when a colleague Continue reading Dignity, autonomy & equality→

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]]> https://pamelacross.ca/dignity-autonomy-equality/feed/ 3 6133 Friend of the court https://pamelacross.ca/friend-of-the-court/ https://pamelacross.ca/friend-of-the-court/#respond Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:02:00 +0000 https://pamelacross.ca/?p=6066 In many countries, courts are able to appoint a lawyer where one of the people involved in the case does not have one of their own. This lawyer is called an amicus curiae, or friend of the court. In Canada, Continue reading Friend of the court→

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