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The
Department of Justice's Child Support Site
If we had to have only one family law website in Canada, this would
be it. If everything the government did was a good as this, we'd
want to pay more taxes. If you do family law - know this site.
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Where
Do I Stand? A Child's Legal Guide to Separation and
Divorce
This is a terrific pamphlet in Question and Answer format published
by the Ontario Attorney General's department as a PDF document.
It's a long time standard in Ontario and well worth reviewing for
children in any province. It's comprehensive and prints out at 28
pages with great Table of Contents containing questions such as:
What happens to me when my parents separate or divorce? Who do I
live with when my parents separate? Can I decide which parent to
live with? What if I don't want to see one of my parents at all?
Can my stepparent or my parent's new partner discipline me? Can
I get support from my parents for myself? and many, many more.
While written for Ontario children and their
parents, the booklet is of value for anyone in Canada and is an
easy read. This is something you can recommend that your client
download and review at leisure, but if you're not practicing in
Ontario, check it out for yourself first.
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LawFAQs
(Divorce Questions from Canada's SchoolNet)
This modest site is a real winner. Questions and Answers designed
to inform kids caught in divorce. Good for their parents as well.
A really great set of question titles.
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The
Legal Studies Program, Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta
Treat this site as a national resource and, if you practice in Alberta,
consider the Alberta section as a special bonus. FAQs for our clients
to help them better understand the issues and help themselves to
be knowledgeable about their situation on their own.
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The
Public Legal Education Service of New Brunswick
This site has a number of very good publications available on the
Internet but their section on Family Violence is simply outstanding.
It has all sorts of information, including coping strategies, and
is a great site to which to direct clients experiencing this tragedy
in their lives.
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The
Divorce Survival Guide Newletters
This is a superb group of over 20 articles in Newsletter form dealing
thoughtfully with a wide variety of issues confronting separating
people.They raise issues which most of our clients have thought
of from time to time and are easily written and easily understood.
Well worthwhile looking through and recommending to clients.
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CHILDREN
& DIVORCE An Internet Inservice Experience for Professionals
This sets out 6 course "sessions" from the University
of Ohio and is a fabuous resource for parents interested in scholarly,
but easy to read, information about the effects of divorce on children.
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Shared
Parenting Information Group (SPIG) UK
Shared parenting is an issue which comes up more and more. Which
doesn't mean it's understood any better the more often it's repeated.
This site deals with the issue really well and sets out arguments
to use for and against the approach in court. This is a great site.
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World-Wide
Divorced Parents
You're looking for information about PAS? Check this out. Lots
and lots of articles on this subject from all over.
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S.P.A.R.C.
(Separated Parents Access and Resource Center) PAS Information Archive
Also a great site for parental alienation information. Includes
a great PAS FAQ section and an archive with loads of articles. As
well, this site has lots of information about various parenting
issues for non-custodial parents.
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Link
to the PAS section below
This isn't really a link to a particular site - it takes you to
the Parental Alienation section below which is loaded with terrific
sites to visit.
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Collaborative
Divorce and Separation
There are lot of sites dealing with collaborative family law,
but this site by Morrie Sacks of Vancouver is one of the best for
a client wanting to get to know about the subject. It's also a good
starter site for those of us who still don't know much about the
topic.
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Link
to the Collaborative Law & Mediation section below
Just as with #10, this link takes you to a bunch of sites, not just
one.
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Smart
Marriage
Most people who separate will marry again. So they need to know
how to avoid the mistakes made the first time around. This site
proclaims what a good idea marriage is and promotes the things we
can do to support and enhance it.
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The
Vanier Institute of the Family
If you want to sound as though you know more about families
than just how to help them breakup, check out this site. Statistics,
articles, and internet access to their journal.
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20
Long Distance Activities For: - Dads at a Distance - Moms Over Miles
- Grandparenting From a Distance
Not as deep or analytical as the Vanier Institutes site, but these
3 sites have 20 ideas each for how people how love their children
(or grandchildren) can stay in touch in a variety of ways. Designed
for people living at some distance from the kids, but useful for
anyone.
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Divorce
Magazine
With columns titled "Ask Ivana Trump" and "Mars and Venus Advice"
how can this magazine go wrong? It doesn't. this is the web version
of the magazine and has back articles as well as all sorts of info
and advice to separating and divorcing people. A fun read if you
can't have the magazine itself.
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Making
Lemonade:The Single Parents Network
We've got clients who are - or are becoming - single parents. This
is a site filed with info for them.
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Kids'
Turn
With separate sections for Kids, Parents, and Others, this site
is a surprise delight. Their Webliography section has one of the
best set of links around.
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Gene
C. Coleman
One of the best family law websites by a Canadian family law lawyer
around.
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Joel
Miller's Family Law Centre(the FLC)
How could I leave this site out?
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Lawrence
Pascoe
One of the best family law websites by a Canadian family law lawyer
around.
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Morrie
Sacks
One of the best family law websites by a Canadian family law lawyer
around.
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