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Are We Ready to Change? A Lawyer’s Guide to Keeping Women and Children Safe in BC’s Family Law System

Rise Women’s Legal Centre I Zara Suleman, Haley Hrymak & Kim Hawkins

This report, with a focus on the voices of women survivors, provide an opportunity for lawyers and the legal system in BC to improve its response to family violence. It also provides some practical considerations for lawyers around screening and safety planning, and highlights areas of the Family Law Act that would benefit from thoughtful analysis, law reform, and/or strategic litigation.

Author / Publisher: Rise Women’s Legal Centre
Language(s): English
Year(s) Published: 2021
Accessibility Format(s): Machine-Readable Text
Type of Resource: Toolkits