Archive for October 2017
What can be done when bail conditions conflict with family law orders?
When someone is charged with a criminal offence, they are generally kept in custody until a bail hearing can be held. At this hearing, the court will determine whether the accused can be released, usually with a number of conditions on his behaviour, or held in jail until his trial. What are bail conditions? The…
Read moreWhat do I need to know to support women whose partners have sexually assaulted them?
Intimate partner sexual abuse/violence is poorly understood and under-recognized, both by the women who experience it and those who provide services to them. And yet, in Canada in 2011, 17% of sexual assault reported to the police were committed by current or former partners of the women making the report. Sexual control/violence within an intimate…
Read moreWill the family court enforce a mahr?
Mahr (also spelled maher, mohr and mehr) is a form of marriage agreement in which the husband promises to pay his wife (in cash or other forms of property) if the marriage ends or if he dies. Muslim marriage contracts always include a mahr, whether the marriage takes place in Canada or elsewhere. The mahr…
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