Research by Luke's Place
We collaborate with academics, women and their advocates, and the legal sector to examine the intersection of family violence and family law.
Law reform
- Discussion Paper and Joint Brief on Bill C-78, An Act to amend the Divorce Act, October 2018
- Presentation to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy on Bill 161: The Stronger and Smarter Justice Act, June 10, 2020
Women's experiences
- In the Centre of the Storm: Durham Speaks Out - A community response to custody and access issues affecting woman abuse survivors and their children, 1997
- Through the Looking Glass: The Experiences of Unrepresented Abused Women in Family Court - a summary of our 2008 research
- Research report: A Needs Gap Assessment Report on Abused Women without Legal Representation in the Family Courts (Durham Region)
- Final report: Needs Assessment and Gap Analysis for Abused Women Unrepresented in the Family Law System (Durham Region)
- Study on the Experiences of Abused Women in the Family Courts in Eight Regions in Ontario
- Étude sur les expériences des femmes
- The Impacts of Recent Law Reforms on Abused Women Involved in the Family Court Process in Ontario, 2011
- It Shouldn't Be This Hard: A gender-based analysis of family law, family court and violence against women, 2012
- When Shared Parenting and the Safety of Women and Children Collide, 2016
- The Impact of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Recommendations on Violence Against Women, 2019
- Unpaid Child Support and the Impact on Women's and Children's Poverty, 2019
Providing effective legal support & advice
- What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: The importance of family violence screening tools for family law practitioners, 2018 - download from the Department of Justice, Canada
- The Special Needs of Survivors of Family Violence in the Family Court Process: Comments on Justice Annemarie E. Bonkalo’s Report “Family Legal Services Review”, 2017 - submitted by Luke's Place and the Barbra Schlifer Clinic
- The Impact of Third Parties on Solicitor-Client Privilege, 2015
- Towards a Centre of Excellence: A Think Tank Discussion about Violence Against Women and Family Law, 2015
- Going the Distance: Supporting Rural and Remote Survivors with Family Law Issues, 2016
- The Technological and Related Considerations of a Virtual Legal Clinic for Women who have Experienced Violence, 2015