Family Law Resource Room

We welcome women to our Family Law Resource Room. It’s a safe and private workspace to prepare court documents, complete legal research and attend virtual court.

Located in a secure area in our organization, the Resource Room offers a library of specialized resources, a phone line, computers, a scanner, a webcam and printer/copier.

It contains books, flyers, reports, and DVD’s on many topics. Most items may be signed out for three weeks. Some resources are for reference only.

One of our Legal/Family Court Support Workers, law students or a volunteer can assist you in finding reference material, completing court forms and using special software that will make it a little easier to get your family’s history down on paper.

To access the Resource Room

Book the Resource Room with your Legal/Family Court Support Worker. If you are new to our services, call us at 905.728.0978, ext. 235 or toll-free at 1.866.516.3116, or email us to book an appointment.

Resources available

Here are some of the topics covered in the material we have available:

Legal issues

• child support
• custody and access
• divorce and separation
• stalking and criminal harassment
• immigration
• legal aid
• family court process
• mediation and alternative dispute resolution methods (ADR)

Children

• parenting
• impact of violence on children
• child care

Recovering from abuse

• violence in relationships and families
• abusers
• healthy relationships
• self care
• sexual assault/sexual abuse
• cultural considerations
• other health issues

Services:

• government
• in the Durham Region

Woman abuse research

• community responses and protocols
• reports and studies
• social and public policies
• surveys and statistics