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Legal Aid Ontario Funding Cuts: A Repost from SLAW
In its recent announcement of a 30% cut to the funding of Legal Aid Ontario (LAO), the Government of Ontario claimed that its decision would only have a minimal impact on access to justice and LAO’s ability to offer legal … Continue reading
Posted in Agency News, legal aid, Legal Resources, Poverty law
Tagged access to justice, Alberta, lawyers, legal aid, legal system, Ontario, poverty, Poverty law
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Alberta Expands Child Support Rules for Children Who Have Reached the Age of Majority
On December 11, 2018, the Family Statutes Amendment Act came into force in Alberta, amending several pieces of legislation. This post focuses on one important change arising from the Family Statutes Amendment Act: it amends the Family Law Act to … Continue reading
Posted in Agency News, Family Law, legal aid, Poverty law, Public Policy
Tagged age of majority, child support, child support guidelines, children, children with disabilities, disabled child support, Edmonton, Edmonton Community Legal Centre, Family Law, government of alberta, legal help
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Polyamorous Relationships: Judicial Recognition of More Than Two Parents
In a recent Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court case known as CC (Re)[1], two male partners applied for a declaratory order of parentage of the newborn child of their female partner. The three adults were all in a polyamorous relationship … Continue reading
Legal Aid: A View from Ontario
In this blogpost, I will outline the key features of the legal aid system in Ontario. I will also talk about how the network of legal clinics operates and what aspects are relevant for the delivery of legal aid in … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Litigation, Family Law, Human Rights / Constitutional Law, legal aid, Legal Resources, Poverty law, Public Policy, Uncategorized
Tagged access to justice, accomodation, advocacy, Alberta, Edmonton, Edmonton Community Legal Centre, funding, legal aid, legal fees, legal system, Ministry of Justice, Ontario, poverty, Poverty law
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