Family Court

• RCMP release vehicle photo in search for missing dad and daughter

  The North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP has said it believes Jesse Bennett is "actively evading police," and is in breach of a custody order.

  Crime

  Jan 28, 2022
  
• Anti-vax father at large with 7-year-old daughter: Mom asks people with knowledge of whereabouts to come forward

  Saskatchewan RCMP is on the hunt for Michael Gordon Jackson who is charged with abduction of his seven-year-old daughter.

  Crime

  Jan 22, 2022
  
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• 2 new Nova Scotian judges appointed to provincial and family court

  “Nova Scotians are fortunate to have individuals of their character and experience who will preside over provincial and family court matters.”

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2020
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• Overhaul of child protection hearings system reduces wait times to six months from 18 months

  An overhaul of Manitoba's child protection hearings system has reduced the time families spend in court. Wait times are now six months instead of the usual 18.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2019
• New court system aims to speed up divorce cases

  Getting a divorce in Manitoba will get a whole lot easier.

  News

  Aug 30, 2018
• Quebec high court upholds ruling favouring dad of young boy over biological father

  Quebec's highest court has ruled that a man listed as the father of a young Quebec boy will remain on his birth certificate over the objections of another man who later emerged as the child's biological father.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2018
• Alternative dispute resolution community to celebrate success, plan future in Edmonton

  A symposium on Alternative Dispute Resolution will be the first of its kind for Alberta.

  Consumer

  May 13, 2018
• Father at centre of 5-year custody battle wants $500K from ex and lawyer who relied on ‘fraudulent expert’

  "This is a rare case which calls for the sharpest of sanctions," reads the application for costs.

  Crime

  Mar 30, 2018
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• N.S. father allowed to have time with six-year-old child despite views on white pride: Judge

  In her decision, Justice Carole Beaton of the provincial supreme court's Family Division says it's in the six-year-old's best interest to have contact with the father.

  Canada

  Mar 19, 2018
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• Critics warn changes to family courts could re-victimize women who’ve been abused

  "These process just cannot recognize the continued impact of violence and the nature of power control dynamics involved in abusive relationships."

  Nov 3, 2017