For service providers
Court notice finder: Up-to-date information about family court
A new website, Court Notice Finder, put together by a number of Ontario family law legal professionals, organizes the: “voluminous – and often changing – information found in the various Court Notices issued on behalf of Family Law courthouses across Ontario since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.” This is a very useful tool for…
Read moreWhere can women’s advocates get support during the pandemic? The Pandemic Community of Practice
Virtual meetings for support, training and information sharing and an online resource hub to get VAW advocates through the pandemic Peer support and resources The past year has presented those of us providing frontline services to women fleeing abuse with unprecedented challenges. Meeting the needs of women and their children remotely, managing pandemic protocols at…
Read moreSupporting women to access family law supports during COVID-19
Luke’s Place offers a variety of supports to women and their advocates in Ontario during the pandemic For women If you are in Durham Region (Ajax, Brock, Clarington, Oshawa, Pickering, Scugog, Uxbridge and Whitby) Contact us at 905-728-0978 x 221 Monday to Friday 9 am to noon and 1 to 4:30 pm for: Individual consultations…
Read moreVideo conferencing safety and other tech considerations during family law processes
There are different tech safety issues for women to consider depending on whether they are going to court, using mediation or attempting to resolve their issues through negotiation, either by themselves or with the assistance of a lawyer. Family courts are increasingly moving to remote hearings and online document filing. This means that a woman…
Read moreBridging the gap between the needs of survivors of family violence and the realities of family court
Luke’s Place joined the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children for a webinar on supporting women through family court. Our Legal Director, Pamela Cross, discussed the challenges survivors face when seeking safety and support in the family court. She was joined by Linda Baker of CREVAW who looked at the…
Read moreDividing family property: Cultural considerations – Part 2
Canadian law and the Jewish Ketebuah and gifts of money and gold made in contemplation of and at the time of marriage in the Hindi and Muslim traditions and the tradition of engagement rings
Read moreDividing family property: Cultural considerations – Part 1
How do cultural traditions and norms, such as dowry and the Muslim Mahr, interact with Canadian law when property is divided?
Read moreWebinar: Making the new Divorce Act work for women
The new Divorce Act is effective, March 1, 2021. This webinar looks at how to make the new act work for women who are leaving an abusive relationship.
Read moreWebinar recording: Ontario’s new Children’s Law Reform Act
Ontario recently significantly revised its family law that deals with custody and access, the Children’s Law Reform Act, to align it with the federal Divorce Act. In this presentation, you will learn about the changes, with a focus on their impact on women fleeing abusive relationships. This is another in the series of webinars on family law…
Read moreKeeping focused while working remotely
Looking for ways better balance your work life during lockdown? Here are some tips. Manage online meetings You may think you can multitask (see point 3 below), but when you are checking email, text messages, twitter and maybe playing a game of solitaire while you are in an online meeting, you are going to miss…
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