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Divorce and separation can be difficult, especially if you have children. You may feel stressed about the different decisions you …

Record Modified: May 17, 2023
Record Released: Jul 26, 2021
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
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Keywords: Divorce Act family dispute resolution Legal information Legal aid Department of Justice

Acting in the best interests of the child is the number one priority in all family law matters involving children.

Record Modified: May 17, 2023
Record Released: Jul 26, 2021
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
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Keywords: Divorce Act legal obligations family law Department of Justice

This fact sheet provides information on family violence.

Family violence occurs when a person abuses someone in their family. …

Record Modified: May 17, 2023
Record Released: Jul 26, 2021
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
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Keywords: Divorce Act family violence abuse family law Department of Justice

This paper explores the issues that arise in child protection proceedings involving family violence, where there are concurrent family and/or …

Record Modified: May 17, 2023
Record Released: Jul 26, 2021
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
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Keywords: Divorce Act child protection proceedings family law family violence

This report is intended to focus on best practices related to cases making their way through the criminal justice system, …

Record Modified: May 17, 2023
Record Released: Jul 27, 2021
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
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Keywords: Divorce Act family law Guide Family Violence Criminal Law

The purpose of this report is to document, from a family law perspective, best practice options when domestic violence cases …

Record Modified: May 17, 2023
Record Released: Aug 6, 2021
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
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Keywords: Divorce Act domestic violence Department of Justice family law

In January 2011, federal-provincial-territorial (FPT) Deputy Ministers responsible for Justice and Public Safety approved the creation of a joint family …

Record Modified: May 17, 2023
Record Released: Aug 6, 2021
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
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Keywords: Family Law Family Violence Criminal Law Department of Justice

This Revised User’s Guide (which we sometimes call the “RUG”) updates and replaces the two previous versions: the original User’s …

Record Modified: May 17, 2023
Record Released: Aug 6, 2021
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
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Keywords: Family Law Spousal Support Guide Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines
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Legistics is a collection of terms commonly used in legislative decisions or legal documents. It is meant to provide meaning …

Record Modified: May 17, 2023
Record Released: Nov 6, 2019
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
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Keywords: Department of Justice Access to Information Canada's System of Justice Justice Canada Publications Bilingualism Legislative Drafting

The Legal Aid Survey was a Statistics Canada annual survey on revenues, expenditures, personnel, and caseload statistics associated with the …

Record Modified: May 17, 2023
Record Released: Jul 7, 2021
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
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Keywords: Legal aid Justice Canada Publications Access to justice Open justice Legal information