After She Leaves
After She Leaves Manual
This manual is provided to participants in the After She Leaves online training. It provides advocates with the information they need to provide effective family court support in Ontario.
It includes detailed information about the changes to the Divorce Act and the Children’s Law Reform Act, as well as many updates to court processes and court-related services.
- The dynamics of abuse
- Intimate partner abuse in various communities
- Safety for women and children
- Impact on women as family court litigants
- Legal bullying
- The family court process
- Alternative dispute resolution
- Service connected to family court
- Family law issues: post-separation parenting arrangements, financial issues, child protection, options for safety
- Intersecting legal issues: criminal court and immigration laws
- Presenting evidence of abuse
- Getting legal advice
- Strategies for women’s advocates
This manual is available free of charge to Luke's Place FCSW Partners and Women's organizations working with survivors of intimate partner violence.
If you belong to one of these organizations, please contact training@lukesplace.ca using your workplace email address.
Training
The manual is also available with our e-learning: After She Leaves: Family law training for women’s advocates.
We also provide live trainings to community workers and others who work with women who may be subjected to violence. Learn more about our live trainings.