Canada’s federal Divorce Act will soon change in significant ways. Professor Emerita Linda C. Neilson and Professor Emerita Susan B. Boyd from Peter A Allard School of Law are kindly sharing the attached document they developed for public information purposes, INTERPRETING THE NEW DIVORCE ACT, RULES OF STATUTORY INTERPRETATION & SENATE OBSERVATIONS. The … Continue reading
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2019 Webinars from EVA BC
Risk Identification and Safety Planning Risk identification helps to recognize and address the risk of future violence, prioritize cases needing increased levels of support and intervention, inform safety plans, and assist in perpetrator management. Risk identification tools serve an important … Continue reading
Funded Family Justice 211 Report Service
EVA BC Information Update, December 2018 Section 211 of the BC Family Law Act authorizes courts to order reports that assess the needs of a child, the ability of a party to satisfy those needs and/or the views of a … Continue reading
Domestic Violence Risk Factors Info
Many anti-violence workers are familiar with the 2-page Summary of Domestic Violence Risk Factors from the BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, which articulates 19 domestic violence risk factors within the categories of: Suspect History Access to Weapons/Firearms … Continue reading