22 April 2003
April 22, 2003
Marriage and Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Unions to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rig
Marriage and Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Unions to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights Des unions des conjoints de même sexe It is NAWL’s position that the prohibition against same-sex marriage is discriminatory and in violation of section 15 of ...
9 April 2003
April 9, 2003
Submission on Marriage and the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Unions to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights
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1 April 2003
April 1, 2003
Marriage and Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Unions / Mariage et reconnaissance des unions de même se
Marriage and Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Unions Mariage et reconnaissance des unions de même sexe Submission by the National Association of to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. The National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) is a non-profit ...
16 February 2003
February 16, 2003
Walsh v. Bona
Releasing its decision in Walsh v. Bona on December 19, 2002, the majority of the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that it is not discriminatory for the Nova Scotia Matrimonial Property Act (MPA) to exclude common law couples from the definition of ...
16 February 2003
February 16, 2003
Surrey Book Banning Case
“Tolerance is always age-appropriate,” Supreme Court rules. Egale Canada delighted at victory for diverse families in the classroom Egale Canada reacted with delight at the release of the Supreme Court decision in the Surrey Book Banning case. By a 7-2 majority, Canada’s ...
16 February 2003
February 16, 2003
From Custody and Access to Parental Responsibilities? What Does Bill C-22 Offer to Women and Childre
In December 2002, the federal Minister of Justice introduced Bill C-22. If enacted, the Bill will significantly change the child custody and access provisions of the Divorce Act. Women’s groups, including NAWL, have long called for changes to the Divorce Act to ...
25 October 2002
October 25, 2002
Reforms to Custody and Access / Réformes à la garde et l’accès
Reforms to Custody and Access Réformes à la garde et l’accès When the Minister of Justice announced his intention to introduce changes to the Divorce Act, he considered abandoning the concepts of custody and access in favour of notions such as “shared ...
16 October 2002
October 16, 2002
Where is the Government Going on Custody and Access?
In the September 30th Throne Speech, the Chrétien government announced that the Divorce Act would be amended to better promote the best interest of the child, unified family courts would be expanded, and mediation and counselling would be encouraged in lieu of ...
16 October 2002
October 16, 2002
Book Review: Susan B. Boyd – Child Custody, Law, And Women’s Work
Book Review: Susan B. Boyd – Child Custody, Law, And Women’s Work (Oxford University Press, 2002) Child Custody, Law, and Women’s Work is an important book: for legislative policy makers, for judges and lawyers, and for women and men who want to ...
16 October 2002
October 16, 2002
Civil Union and the New Filiation Rules in Quebec: from Ignorance to the Legal Recognition of the Homoparental Family
Quebec’s Draft Bill on Civil Union In December 2001, Quebec’s Minister of Justice tabled a draft bill recognizing civil unions for same-sex couples. In its initial form, this new civil status included only same-sex couples. The new legislation creates a form of ...
16 July 2002
July 16, 2002
Mothers as Secondary Defendants in Child Sexual Abuse Claims
Summary of a Presentation from NAWL’s 14th Biennial Conference A new development has emerged as adult survivors of child sexual abuse turn to civil litigation as a tool in obtaining redress for their injury: the joinder of the plaintiff’s mother as a ...
16 July 2002
July 16, 2002
Minority Women, Family Law and the State
A Summary of a Workshop at NAWL’s 14th Biennial Conference Women belonging to cultural minorities sometimes seek state support regarding inequalities they experience in their communities. Such inequalities, justified in the name of “culture”, are often especially evident in the family law ...
16 July 2002
July 16, 2002
W(h)ither Motherhood, W(h)ither Feminism: Child Custody Law Reform / La maternité évacuée, le fé
Summary of presentation from NAWL’s 14th Biennial Conference This presentation addressed the ‘disappearance’ of mothers in custody law reform debates over the past decade in Canada, and also looked at the ‘disappearance’ of related issues such as women’s caregiving responsibility and woman ...
22 February 2002
February 22, 2002
Custody, Visitation and Child Support
Available only in French. Ottawa, le 22 février 2002 L’Honorable Martin Cauchon Ministre de la Justice 284, rue Wellington Ottawa (Ont.) K1A 0H8 Objet: Garde, droit de visite et pension alimentaire des enfants Monsieur le Ministre, L’Association nationale de la femme et ...
16 February 2002
February 16, 2002
Custody and Access Alert
Cet article est disponible uniquement en anglais. This spring, the federal government will table a report to Parliament on proposed changes to the Divorce Act, relating to custody, access and child-support. This will be an important phase in the process started in ...
16 February 2002
February 16, 2002
Draft Bill on Civil Unions: Is the Quebec Government about to Create Separate Equality for Same-Sex Couples and their Children?
Cet article est disponible uniquement en anglais. After 28 years of living together as a couple, Michael Hendricks and René LeBoeuf, two gay men, claimed the legal right to marry before Quebec’s Superior Court in November 2001. Their claim is similar to ...
2 October 2001
October 2, 2001
Late Breaking News – Equal Marriage
Cet article est disponible uniquement en anglais. A disappointing judgement denying the right of same sex couples to marry was issued by the Supreme Court of British Columbia on October 2, 2001 (EGALE Canada Inc. et al vs Attorney General of Canada ...
18 August 2001
August 18, 2001
Spousal Support and Pension Income in the Case of Boston v. Boston
Cet article est disponible uniquement en anglais. Based on a LEAF press release (July 12, 2001, online at http://www.leaf.ca) This past July, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in the Ontario case of Boston v. Boston ([2001] SCJ No. 45, ...
18 June 2001
June 18, 2001
In Whose Best Interests?
Cet article est disponible uniquement en anglais. Both historically and currently, women have been and remain the primary caregivers of children in most families in Canada. Certainly, fathers share more of the responsibility than they did in the past, but in 52% ...
18 June 2001
June 18, 2001
Lessons Learned from Family Law — The Proposed Presumption in Favour of Shared Parenting
Cet article est disponible uniquement en anglais. Part of the fallout from the passage of the Child Support Guidelines in 1997 was a political compromise, engineered by Senator Anne Cools, which required a study to be conducted on custody and access. It ...
