As part of our commitment to eradicate violence against girls and women we are continually working on law reform and supporting women in our community legal education through our publications.
It is impossible to only talk about Family Law in isolation from the other laws as the majority of women who access our services are interfacing with several areas of the law concurrently.
As part of our innovative work, we co-hosted a forum with West Coast LEAF and UBC law professor Susan Boyd Susan Boyd’s presentation: Women Violence BC New Family Law: Applying a Feminist Lens.
Topics of this talk include:
- Background to the new Act
- Overview of the Act
- Emphasis on Dispute Resolution
- Protection Orders
- Parenting and Guardianship
Presenters:
- Angela Marie MacDougall, Battered Women’s Support Services
- Susan B. Boyd, UBC Faculty of Law
- Laura Track, West Coast Women’s Legal Education & Action Fund
- Agnes Huang, Barrister & Solicitor
You can access the presentation slide deck here:
https://www.bwss.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/WomenViolenceBCsNewFamilyLawPanelMarch-2012-new.pdf
