News in Family Law
New law sets out rules for divorces on reserves despite First Nations opposition
Ottawa is beefing up divorce and separation rights on reserves, passing a bill despite a long list of objections by First Nations groups.
New and Revised CLEO Publications are Available to Order, View, and Print
CLEO is pleased to announce new or updated resources. All CLEO resources are provided free of charge. For a complete list of our publications, please visit www.cleo.on.ca.
Ten years of same-sex marriage in Ontario
Ten years ago, the Ontario Court of Appeal said "yes" to same-sex marriage. In 2002, 47 per cent of Canadians opposed same-sex marriage, but by 2012 that number had dwindled to 18 per cent.
UWindsor study highlights plight of self‐represented litigants: Many report humiliation and red‐tape
Individuals who represent themselves in court find the process far more complex and overwhelming than they ever imagined, says a new report by the National Self‐Represented Litigants (SRL) Project.
Grandparent rights bill will get public hearings in Ontario
Liberal backbencher Kim Craitor is making his fifth attempt to update the Child Law Reform Act to give grandparents more rights.
JP Boyd on Family Law: A New Clicklaw Wikibook
B.C. lawyer John-Paul Boyd has updated his popular family law website, and with some help from Courthouse Libraries BC, it has been re-launched as a Clicklaw Wikibook, JP Boyd on Family Law.
Report to Supreme Court chief justice calls for family law overhaul
An unreleased report commissioned by the country's top judge is urging a radical overhaul of Canada's family law system.
April 5: Understanding the links between child protection and youth homelessness
Date Friday, April 5, 2013
Time 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET (Registration: 8:30 a.m.)
Place Markham Convergence Centre, 7271 Warden Avenue, Markham
Register to Attend RSVP to jwedlock@uwyr.on.ca
Register for the Webinar http://joiningdots.eventbrite.ca
This free session, Joining the dots: Understanding the links between child protection and youth homelessness, is presented as part of Responding to Youth Homelessness: A Systems Approach Learning Series.
The law has now pronounced you husband and wife
Today, B.C.'s new Family Law Act comes into effect, granting couples who have lived together for two or more years the same rights and regulations as married couples.
New family law resource available from CLEO
CLEO's new family law resource identifies the main issues that can come up when relationships end.
