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2 Mar 2021, 4:00 am by Deanne Sowter
The words “family violence”, “domestic violence”, “intimate partner violence” and “coercive control” do not appear anywhere in the Federation of Law Societies of Canada Model Code of Professional Conduct. [read post]
18 Sep 2020, 4:00 am by Deanne Sowter
Wanda Wiegers, Jennifer Koshan and Janet Mosher comprehensively discussed the risks of mandatory mediation here and on ABlawg here. [read post]
2 Nov 2021, 4:00 am by Deanne Sowter
The recent amendments to the Divorce Act, RSC 1985, c 3 (2nd Supp) and the Supreme Court of Canada decision, Colucci v Colucci, 2021 SCC 24 suggest that lawyers are required to screen for family violence to be able to competently comply with their statutory obligations. [read post]
25 Jun 2020, 4:00 am by Deanne Sowter
A court may even decline to order costs to minimize conflict between parents (see Aubin v Aubin, 2010 BCSC 1425). [read post]
6 Jan 2021, 4:00 am by Deanne Sowter
Similarly, in the Alberta decision Webb v Birkett, 2011 ABCA 13, the lawyer was under the impression that collaborative practice allowed for a reduced standard of financial disclosure. [read post]
3 Sep 2020, 4:00 am by Administrator
Periodically on Thursdays, we present a significant excerpt, usually from a recently published book or journal article. [read post]