Supporting Survivors Through Urgent Family Court Situations: Luke’s Place NEW Emergency Motions Course
When a woman and her children are facing an immediate safety concern, the legal system can feel overwhelming. In urgent situations, timely access to the right legal tools can make a critical difference.
Our NEW Emergency Motions course is designed to help Ontario service providers understand how to support survivors of intimate partner violence when an urgent family court order may be needed.
What Is an Emergency Motion?
An emergency motion allows a woman to ask the court for a temporary order to address an urgent crisis. These orders are typically requested when there are serious concerns about the immediate safety or wellbeing of a woman or her children.
Because these situations are often stressful and time-sensitive, service providers play an important role in helping women understand their options and navigate the process.
What You’ll Learn
This course explores how emergency motions work in the Ontario family court system and how service providers can support survivors throughout the process.
Using our Emergency Motions Toolkit, the course combines practical learning tools such as:
- Realistic crisis scenarios
- Guiding checklists
- Interactive activities to test your understanding
Participants will learn about:
- What emergency motions are and when they may be used
- The legal procedures and court forms involved
- The role of a service provider during the application process
- An overview of the court process
- What happens after a judge makes a decision
Who This Course Is For
This training is designed for Ontario service providers who support survivors of intimate partner violence.
The course assumes participants already have a general understanding of family law and family court processes. For those new to this area, our course “After She Leaves” is recommended as a prerequisite.
Course Format
The Emergency Motions course is:
- Self-directed and asynchronous
- Comprised of six modules
- Approximately 3 hours to complete
Learning materials include:
- Captioned videos
- Short quizzes
- Downloadable resources
- Transcripts for all narration
Participants who complete the course will receive a certificate of completion.
Registration and Access
Once the course is purchased, processing takes approximately 1–2 weeks. Participants will then receive an email with instructions on how to access the course.
Fee: $90
Free Access for FCSW Partners
This course is available free of charge to Luke’s Place FCSW partners and women’s organizations working with survivors of intimate partner violence.
If you would like to find out whether your organization is part of this network, please contact training@lukesplace.ca using your workplace email address.
