Family Law

• ‘Kids get traumatized’: Calgary research looks to reduce stress in family law cases

  'It's not just a vision of a little fix to the justice system. We need to do this differently. We've got to reimagine it.'

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2025
  
• Alberta woman calls for family law changes surrounding pets

  An Alberta woman is calling for changes to the way pets are dealt with under provincial family law, after similar changes in B.C. earlier this year.

  Lifestyle

  Sep 24, 2024
  
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• Alberta family lawyer offering a simpler, friendlier way to divorce

  Melissa Bourgeois saw the one-family-lawyer model work in the U.K. and wanted to offer it in Canada. In 2020, she presented her proposal to the Law Society of Alberta.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2023
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• Dog, cat custody to be built into B.C. divorce and separation laws

  The important role pets play in families who are separating is being addressed in proposed amendments to British Columbia's Family Law Act.

  Politics

  Mar 27, 2023
• Advocates for women fleeing violence challenge B.C. government’s stance on legal aid system

  The Single Mothers' Alliance launched a constitutional case in 2017, alleging eligibility for legal aid in B.C. does not meet the needs of low-income women.

  Politics

  Aug 23, 2022
• Calgary widows fighting to have husbands’ names on birth certificates

  Two Calgary mothers are taking their cases to court hoping to get their husbands' names on their children's birth certificates. Both widows conceived after their husbands died.

  Features

  Aug 18, 2022
• ‘It’s hard’: Hundreds of parents likely won’t be able to see their children this Christmas

  "It really feels like the kids are being kept away from me," said one parent who asked not to be identified due to an ongoing custody battle.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2020
• Divorces have increased during the coronavirus pandemic and lawyers are expecting more

  However, experts say divorces aren't a priority for courts right now, causing major backlog.

  Lifestyle

  Jul 19, 2020
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• ‘The current system is broken’: changes coming to Sask. divorce and separation laws

  The Saskatchewan government is piloting a program which would require people who wish to separate or divorce to give their relationship one last shot.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2019
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• Bail hearings will no longer be covered by Legal Aid Ontario

  Legal Aid Ontario, which provides services to those who cannot afford to pay for a lawyer, is facing a 30 per cent cut in funding by the Ontario government.

  Jun 12, 2019