Archive for December 2019
Help us help women and children: Give the gift of family court support for survivors
As the holiday season approaches, many of us are making plans to spend time with family and friends we love and who love us. It can be a wonderful time of year, when we take the time from our usual hectic pace to truly enjoy all that we have. However, for a woman who, with…
Read moreWebinar: How do I present evidence of abuse in a family court case?
Evidence of abuse must be presented well to be effective in a family court case. This webinar looks at how to present evidence so that a judge or mediator will find it credible and relevant to your case. Watch this webinar with our other one on where to collect evidence of abuse. These webinars are…
Read moreFamily violence screening: What you don’t know can hurt you
Not every survivor of family violence walks into her lawyer’s office with a broken arm or black eye. Even when there is physical abuse, few clients readily open up about this with their lawyer. Identifying the subtler forms of abuse is even more challenging. Coercive controlling behaviours, including emotional and psychological abuse and financial control,…
Read moreDecember 6: National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women
It’s been 30 years since 14 women were killed at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal because they were women. Three decades later there is still much to reflect on and much to act on. Last year, more than 800 women in Durham accessed Luke’s Place family law supports as they left abusive relationships or dealt with…
Read moreDifferences between religious/cultural family laws and Canadian civil family law
There are significant differences between some cultural or religious family law and the civil family laws in Canada. It is important for women to know about these differences before they make any decisions about how they want to organize their intimate relationships or how they want to resolve the issues that arise when those relationships…
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