Backbencher's Bill on Grandparental Rights Tabled in Ontario

The Globe & Mail has reported on a bill tabled by Liberal MPP Kim Craitor and NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo in the Ontario legislative assembly. The bill would amend the Children's Law Reform Act, a law dealing with the consequences of separation like our Family Law Act but limited to matters concerning children, to allow for "the formation or the continuation of a personal relationship between a grandparent and a grandchild." The Globe article describes Craitor as saying that grandparents' access to their children can be cut...

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Consolidated Rules and Forms Now Available

The Queen's Printer has almost finished assembling versions of the Supreme Court Family Rules and the Provincial Court Family Rules which consolidate the existing rules and forms with the series of amendments that came into effect with the Family Law Act. The Supreme Court forms are still missing Form F101, the affidavit required for applications for appointment as the guardian of a child.A list of additional electronic resources is available in my post "Family Law Act Online Resource...

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BC Family Law Resource Relaunched as Wiki with Courthouse Libraries

I am very excited to announce that today Courthouse Libraries BC has relaunched my former website, JP Boyd's BC Family Law Resource, under their Clicklaw Wiki banner as JP Boyd on Family Law. This new wiki is completely up to date for the Family Law Act and the amended rules of the Provincial Court and the Supreme Court. BC Family Law Resource In early 2001 I got the bright idea of setting up a public legal education website that would provide a stem-to-stern overview of family law, written in plain language that would be accessible...

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