Family
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October 23, 2024
Grey divorces: What’s unique about them? Part one
If you follow the reality show The Golden Bachelorette, you’ll know that Season 1 is in full swing. As with The Golden Bachelor, of which it is a spin-off, the simple premise sees 61-year-old Joan Vassos looking for love among a field of older suitors, some of whom are eliminated each week during a televised process. Hopefully, Joan will do better than her Golden Bachelor counterpart, 73-year-old Gerry Turner: after narrowing the field from more than 50 eligible older women, Gerry quickly whisked his chosen bride to the altar — only to divorce her three months later.
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October 21, 2024
First Nations reject $47.8B deal for long-term Indigenous child services reform
The federal government has expressed disappointment in a decision by First Nations chiefs to vote against a $47.8 billion deal on long-term reform of Indigenous child and family services over concerns about the uncertainty of annual funding approvals and the implementation structure of the agreement.
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October 21, 2024
Rape exemptions to abortion bans don’t work: Legal conundrums | Abby Hafer
In my recent articles on why rape exemptions to abortion bans don’t work, I have covered many of the real-world problems that show how these seemingly kindly exemptions are in reality ugly and meaningless.
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October 18, 2024
6 new Indigenous justice centres opening in British Columbia
The BC First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) has announced that six new Indigenous Justice Centres (IJCs) will be opening up in the province by December 2024, saying this would allow more Indigenous people to have access to free and culturally safe legal services.
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October 17, 2024
Family law conference hears from lawyers doing things differently
A recent legal conference featured a panel of family lawyers doing things differently — including one on a mission to better educate clients and another who acts for both separating spouses.
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October 17, 2024
The succession rights of unborn children: Children conceived posthumously
With the advancement of technology and new reproductive systems, sperm, eggs and embryos can all be frozen and used later in life. More and more people are now availing of these technologies to be able to conceive later. This would mean assisted reproductive technology can be used to conceive children after a person has passed. Therefore, in addition to posthumous birth, now there are also scenarios involving posthumous conception.
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October 17, 2024
World Menopause Day affects almost every woman you know | Jana Schilder
I’m burning up, staring at the ceiling. I fling back the bed covers, but my feet get tangled in them. I am sweating, and my nightgown is soaked, sticking to my back. So is the fitted sheet under me and my pillowcase, too. Clock says 4:12 a.m. Seconds later, encased in damp, I start to shiver. The night sweats have struck again.
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October 16, 2024
Feds announce ‘transitional’ financial aid for Palestinians who come to Canada from war-torn Gaza
The federal government says it is offering “transitional financial assistance” to help defray the “basic needs” of Palestinians impacted by the war in Gaza who have arrived in Canada.
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October 16, 2024
Judicial appointment announced in Manitoba
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced the appointment of Kelli L. Potter as a judge of the Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba (Family Division) in Winnipeg, an Oct. 15 news release announced.
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October 15, 2024
Family law conference explores high-conflict cases, impacts on kids
Judges and lawyers in Canada’s family court system must work closer with the “caring professions” to change what remains a punishing process for litigating spouses and their children, says a panellist at a recent legal conference.