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2024
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- Oct. 29, 2024 Building Inclusive and Accessible Family Justice: Practical Approaches to Innovate Family Law Systems in BC’s Rural and Remote Communities Oct. 29, 2024
- Oct. 2, 2024 Annual Report 2023-2024 Oct. 2, 2024
- Aug. 21, 2024 How do I support a client’s adjournment application? Aug. 21, 2024
- Aug. 20, 2024 Starting a family court file in the Supreme Court of BC Aug. 20, 2024
- Jul. 12, 2024 How Do I Organize Information for My Family Law Case? Jul. 12, 2024
- Jun. 26, 2024 Preparing Affidavit Evidence for BC Provincial Court Jun. 26, 2024
- May 27, 2024 Writing Affidavits for Protection Orders May 27, 2024
- May 7, 2024 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. May 7, 2024
- Apr. 22, 2024 Joint Submission of West Coast LEAF and Rise in Response to the BC Law Institute’s Consultation Paper on Parentage Apr. 22, 2024
- Apr. 15, 2024 When You Weren’t Expecting: A Legal Guide for People with Unexpected Pregnancies Apr. 15, 2024
- Feb. 23, 2024 Improving Access to Justice through Safeguards in Parenting Assessments Feb. 23, 2024
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2023
5
- Oct. 31, 2023 Annual Report 2022-2023 Oct. 31, 2023
- Oct. 31, 2023 Joint submission to the Department of Justice Oct. 31, 2023
- Jun. 21, 2023 Interim Distribution of Property Jun. 21, 2023
- Apr. 20, 2023 Changing Locks When You Are A Renter in BC Apr. 20, 2023
- Mar. 20, 2023 Seeking a Peace Bond: A guide Mar. 20, 2023
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2022
5
- Nov. 24, 2022 Joint statement on the release of the national action plan to end gender-based violence. Nov. 24, 2022
- Oct. 31, 2022 Annual Report 2022 Oct. 31, 2022
- Oct. 18, 2022 Creating Safety in BC Courts: Key Challenges and Recommendations Oct. 18, 2022
- Sep. 28, 2022 How do I Choose A Family Lawyer? Sep. 28, 2022
- Jan. 31, 2022 Decolonizing family law through trauma-informed practices Jan. 31, 2022
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2021
6
- Oct. 29, 2021 Annual Report 2021 Oct. 29, 2021
- May 31, 2021 Are we ready to change? May 31, 2021
- Apr. 30, 2021 Time Limits in BC Family Law matters Apr. 30, 2021
- Mar. 31, 2021 Section 211 toolkit Mar. 31, 2021
- Jan. 22, 2021 Why can’t everyone just get along? Jan. 22, 2021
- Jan. 19, 2021 Joint submission to British Columbia Law Institute Jan. 19, 2021
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2020
2
- Dec. 28, 2020 Understanding Section 211 reports Dec. 28, 2020
- Oct. 30, 2020 Annual Report 2020 Oct. 30, 2020
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2019
1
- Oct. 25, 2019 Annual Report 2019 Oct. 25, 2019
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2018
1
- Oct. 19, 2018 Annual Report 2018 Oct. 19, 2018
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2017
1
- Sep. 22, 2017 Annual Report 2017 Sep. 22, 2017
Writing Affidavits for Protection Orders
This guide covers protection order basics and answers common questions clients may have while applying for protections orders. This guide does not contain legal advice and we hope is used in combination with legal advice.
Joint submission to the Department of Justice
Rise Women’s Legal Centre and West Coast LEAF have made a joint submission to the Department of Justice as it considers establishing a new Criminal Code offence for coercive control in the context of intimate relationships.
Creating Safety in BC Courts: Key Challenges and Recommendations
Creating Safety in BC Courthouses