Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
Workers in Ontario’s shelters for women and children fleeing abuse have been providing support to women involved with family court for decades. Occasionally funded through short-term grants, sometimes with resources provided by community fund-raising and often just tacked on to Continue reading Family Court Support Workers: A largely unsung family court best practice
In 2016, at the request of Ontario’s Attorney General Yasir Naqvi and the Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada Paul Schabas, Justice Annenarie Bonkalo undertook a review of family law services in the province. Her report made a Continue reading Is there a role for paralegals in Ontario’s family courts?
Excerpts from my keynote address at the Diverse Voices Conference, Edmonton, Canada, November 17, 201. You can find the full address elsewhere on this website. A family court system premised on “friendly parenting” that does not understand the prevalence of Continue reading Shared parenting vs the safety of women and children
Family law in Canada is a strange creature, inasmuch as it is both federally and provincially/territorially regulated. Federal law is restricted to the Divorce Act which, as the name indicates, only applies to people who are seeking a divorce. Obviously, Continue reading Ontario’s child support regime set to become more equitable