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New Child Support Guidelines Blog Post
By: Olivia Manzer Those who receive or pay child support may see an increase or decrease in the amount of child support they pay or receive as a result of the update to the Federal Child Support Guidelines that came … Continue reading
Supporting Victims of Domestic Violence: Abolishing the Conditional Permanent Residence Provision and the Next Steps
Supporting Victims of Domestic Violence: Abolishing the Conditional Permanent Residence Provision and the Next Steps Arden Mathieson Summer Law Clerk Edmonton Community Legal Centre Prior to April 28, 2017, immigrants to Canada under the spousal sponsorship program had to live … Continue reading
Posted in Agency News, Civil Litigation, Family Law, Immigration Law
Tagged access to justice, accomodation, Alberta, discrimination, Domestic Violence, Edmonton, Edmonton Community Legal Centre, Emerging Needs, Family Law, lawyers, Permanent Residency, Poverty law, resources, self-representation, Sponsorship, Spousal Abuse
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Language Barriers: Lost in Translation
Language Barriers: Lost in Translation As a volunteer in family docket court, I frequently watch litigants struggle to communicate with judges, duty counsel, and even their own lawyers. If English or French is not someone’s first language, it is extremely … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Litigation, Human Rights / Constitutional Law, Legal Resources, Poverty law, Public Policy, Uncategorized
Tagged access to justice, accomodation, court procedure, discrimination, Edmonton Community Legal Centre, Edmonton Immigrant Services Association, Emerging Needs, English fluency, Family Centre, Family Law, interpreters, law, lawyers, legal jargon, litigants, miscommunication, Multicultural Family Law Facilitators Project, Multicultural Health Brokers, Poverty law, resources, trial
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Repost from ABlawg: Status of Women Deputy Minister Visits the University of Calgary
This is a repost of University of Calgary Professor Jennifer Koshan’s recently published wishlist of matters for the new provincial Status of Women Ministry (together with the Ministry of Justice) to address. http://ablawg.ca/2016/01/15/status-of-women-deputy-minister-visits-the-university-of-calgary-a-wish-list/ A suggestion of key interest to us … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Litigation, Human Rights / Constitutional Law, Public Policy, Uncategorized
Tagged access to justice, Alberta, Alberta Human Rights Act, Alberta Human Rights Commission, discrimination, Edmonton Community Legal Centre, employment, equality, Homelessness, lawyers, Ministry of Justice, Ministry on Status of Women, poverty, Poverty law, social condition, social disadvantage
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Online Self-Help Resources No Panacea for Access to Justice Crisis
Co-Authored by Sarah Eadie and Kaila Eadie Online, plain language, self-help resources are commonly touted as important tools in our efforts to increase access to justice. British Columbia has created a web portal (Clicklaw), designed to be the primary electronic … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Litigation, Legal Resources, Public Policy, Uncategorized
Tagged access to justice, accomodation, discrimination, internet, literacy, online, resources, self-help
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Human Rights in Residential Tenancies and the RTDRS
This blog post clarifies the current law in terms of the human rights of residential tenants in Alberta, identifies concerns about a lack of effective protection of tenants’ human rights at the Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service, and suggests that … Continue reading