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*New* Family Law NB website
Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines
Spousal Support Considerations
Provided by Brian Waddell QC (PEI) and Douglas Moe QC (Calgary AB) - June 2007
Spousal Support in a Nutshell
Provided by Brian Waddell QC (PEI) and Douglas Moe QC (Calgary AB) - June 2007
Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines (SSAG) (The least you need to know)
Provided by Brian Waddell QC (PEI) and Douglas Moe QC (Calgary AB) - June 2007
The Advisory Guidelines 27 Months Later
Carol Rogerson and Rollie Thompson (April 2007)
Issues for Discussion: Revising the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines
Carol Rogerson and Rollie Thompson (August, 2006)
LexisNexis Links
Family Law from LexisNexis
Child support attorney from Lawyers.com
Divorce Attorney from LexisNexis
Child Custody Attorney from LexisNexis
Justice Canada Internet Links
Department of Justice Canada-Child Support - Child Support Site
Child Support Laws and Regulations - Links to child support legislation
Child Support Publications - Links to Department of Justice publications (child support, Divorce Law: Questions and Answers)
Reports, Research and Statistics on Child Support - Links to research on child support issues
Parenting After Divorce Site - Under this general site, you will find: * Details on the Child-centered Family Justice Strategy: 2003-2008 (included Divorce Act reform, funding and UFC expansion); links to text of Divorce Act reform bill (C-22) and links to legislation that would have been amended.
Parenting After Divorce-Reports and Research - * Links to great reports (research - Canadian and International- on custody and access and family law generally, and other key documents, such as the Special Joint Committee's Report)
Parenting After Divorce-News - * Links to "news", including our "newsletters"
Federal Child Support Guidelines Website - This site provides the latest information about the Federal Child Support Guidelines as well as publications for parents and professionals to help determine child support amounts.
Family Law Assistance Services Website - The Family Law Assistance Services Section of the Department of Justice Canada administers three programs:
* Family Orders and Agreement Enforcement Assistance Unit (FOAEA)
* Central Registry to Divorce Proceedings Unit (CRDP)
* Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Registry (GAPDA)
Provincial and Territorial Government Websites- A list of provincial and territorial government departments responsible for laws related to parenting after divorce.
Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) Website - The Canada Child Tax Benefit is a tax-free monthly payment made to eligible families to help them with the cost of raising children under age 18.
National Clearinghouse on Family Violence Website - The National Clearinghouse on Family Violence is a national resource centre for Canadians seeking information about violence within the family and looking for resources to address it.
Department of Justice Canada Family Violence Website - This site provides information on family violence in Canada and how the Department of Justice Canada is addressing the issue.
"Our missing children" Website - The program "our missing children" operates Canada's National Clearinghouse for missing children. In this capacity, the unit is linked to all Canadian policy and related agencies through the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC), U.S. police agencies through the National Crime Information Centre (NCIC), and most foreign police agencies through Interpol. Collectively, the partnership that forms "our missing children" provides a unique and powerful force in locating and recovering missing children.
Public Legal Education and Information: - Family law information is available from the various provincial and territorial public legal education and information organizations across Canada. These organizations offer legal information free of charge.
Family Mediation Canada - Family Mediation Canada is an interdisciplinary association of lawyers, social workers, human services and health care professionals, working together, creating a better way to provide for co-operative conflict resolution relating to separation and divorce, adoption, child welfare, wills and estates, parent/teen counselling, organizations, etc. It is dedicated to the promotion of mediation and other forms of non-adversarial resolution for family related conflict.
Passports for children - A link to the sample travel letters.
Children and Travel - You may also want to visit the Consular Affairs website.
Canadian Mental Health Association
Family Service Canada
Kids Help Phone
Parent Help Line
Publications Available:
* Divorce Law: Questions and Answers
The Department of Justice Canada has published a booklet that provides basic information about the current divorce process in Canada as well as suggestions for obtaining more information with respect to family law issues.
* Because Life Goes On... Helping Children and Youth Live with Separation
and Divorce: A Guide for Parents
This Health Canada publication is intended to reach out to Canadian families in need of information and resources to help their children to live through the process of separation and divorce. The booklet is also designed to assist professionals in such fields as social services, health, justice and education, in their work with children and their parents.
* International Child Abductions: A Manual for Parents
International parental child abductions are increasing, as are child custody issues in other countries. These are very complex matters. This detailed manual, prepared by the Consular Affairs Bureau of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, covers both abduction and custody issues.
* Inventory of Government-Based Services that support the making and
enforcement of Custody and Access decisions
An inventory of provincial and territorial government programs that support the making and enforcement of custody and access decisions, this document is not intended to be a scientific or statistical study, nor an exhaustive list. It outlines the services available across Canada that are available to support post-separation parenting arrangements such as: parent-education; mediation; family-law information; legal aid; case management; custody and access assessments and supervised-access facilities. Locations, names and phone numbers of those who run the programs are provided but only programs or services that are in force, or have a 1999 implementation target date, are included. (January 2000)
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