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Building Inclusive and Accessible Family Justice: Practical Approaches to Innovate Family Law Systems in BC’s Rural and Remote Communities
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Building Inclusive and Accessible Family Justice: Practical Approaches to Innovate Family Law Systems in BC’s Rural and Remote Communities
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Annual Report 2023-2024
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Annual Report 2023-2024
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How do I support a client’s adjournment application?
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How do I support a client’s adjournment application?
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Starting a family court file in the Supreme Court of BC
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Starting a family court file in the Supreme Court of BC
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How Do I Organize Information for My Family Law Case?
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How Do I Organize Information for My Family Law Case?
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Preparing Affidavit Evidence for BC Provincial Court
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Preparing Affidavit Evidence for BC Provincial Court
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Writing Affidavits for Protection Orders
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Writing Affidavits for Protection Orders
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Joint submission from West Coast LEAF and Rise in response to the Ministry of Attorney General’s Discussion Paper on Care of and Time with Children & Protection from Family Violence.
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Joint submission from West Coast LEAF and Rise in response to the Ministry of Attorney General’s Discussion Paper on Care of and Time with Children & Protection from Family Violence.
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Joint Submission of West Coast LEAF and Rise in Response to the BC Law Institute’s Consultation Paper on Parentage
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Joint Submission of West Coast LEAF and Rise in Response to the BC Law Institute’s Consultation Paper on Parentage
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When You Weren’t Expecting: A Legal Guide for People with Unexpected Pregnancies
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When You Weren’t Expecting: A Legal Guide for People with Unexpected Pregnancies
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Improving Access to Justice through Safeguards in Parenting Assessments
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Improving Access to Justice through Safeguards in Parenting Assessments
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Annual Report 2022-2023
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Annual Report 2022-2023
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Joint submission to the Department of Justice
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Joint submission to the Department of Justice
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Interim Distribution of Property
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Interim Distribution of Property
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Changing Locks When You Are A Renter in BC
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Changing Locks When You Are A Renter in BC
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Seeking a Peace Bond: A guide
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Seeking a Peace Bond: A guide
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Joint statement on the release of the national action plan to end gender-based violence.
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Joint statement on the release of the national action plan to end gender-based violence.
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Annual Report 2022
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Annual Report 2022
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Creating Safety in BC Courts: Key Challenges and Recommendations
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Creating Safety in BC Courts: Key Challenges and Recommendations
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How do I Choose A Family Lawyer?
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How do I Choose A Family Lawyer?
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Decolonizing family law through trauma-informed practices
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Decolonizing family law through trauma-informed practices
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Annual Report 2021
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Annual Report 2021
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Are we ready to change?
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Are we ready to change?
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Time Limits in BC Family Law matters
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Time Limits in BC Family Law matters
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Section 211 toolkit
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Section 211 toolkit
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Why can’t everyone just get along?
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Why can’t everyone just get along?
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Joint submission to British Columbia Law Institute
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Joint submission to British Columbia Law Institute
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Understanding Section 211 reports
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Understanding Section 211 reports
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Annual Report 2020
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Annual Report 2020
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Annual Report 2019
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Annual Report 2019
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Joint statement on the release of the national action plan to end gender-based violence.
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Joint statement on the release of the national action plan to end gender-based violence.

As advocates who developed a Roadmap for the National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence, we have been anxiously waiting for the release of this 10-year plan. This statement is our joint reaction to the federal government’s release on November 9, 2022, of its long-awaited National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence, which comes nearly two years after the 2021 Joint Declaration for a Canada Free of GBV. We are happy to see that all provinces  and territories are committed to realizing the vision of the National Action Plan (NAP).

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