Resource collection

Family and immigration law resources

The South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario (SALCO) has legal information resources on family law, immigration, and legal supports. They're available in English, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Urdu, and Bengali.

First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle Settlement

First Nations Child and Family Services has a website and factsheet that explain who is eligible and how to submit claims for compensation under the Settlement. The Settlement includes compensation for eligible First Nations individuals and families who were harmed by discriminatory underfunding of the First Nations Child and Family Services...

Family finances in separation or divorce: A Guided Pathway for financial planning

Recorded on January 21, 2025

Dealing with finances can be one of the most difficult parts about a relationship breakdown. Many factors can impact how a family’s financial situation may change after separation. Understanding their financial picture can help couples reduce stress and plan for the future with greater certainty.

This webinar...

Teaching your kids to be safe: a post-separation checklist

This is a checklist that parents separating because of domestic violence can use to teach their kids how to stay safe.

Supporting After Separation: A Toolkit of Legal Information and Resources for a Survivor’s Friends and Family Members

After separation, a woman must focus not only on keeping herself and her children safe but also on navigating co-parenting arrangements and communications with her ex-partner. We know family and friends have an important role to play in helping to support your loved one through this process. This toolkit provides some of the information you will...

ChatGPT and family law

Luke’s Place has a resource titled Can ChatGPT help with a family law case? It briefly explains what artificial intelligence and ChatGPT are, and whether ChatGPT can help in a family law case. The resource is available as a webpage, or in Portable Document Format (PDF).

Part 2: Relocating with children during divorce or separation

Recorded on February 15, 2024

Amendments to the Divorce Act in 2021 introduced new steps that a parent must take before relocating with their children. This webinar series provide community workers with practical information and resources to support their clients who are seeking to relocate with children or who have received a notice of...

Part 1: Relocating with children during divorce or separation

Recorded on February 8, 2024

Amendments to the Divorce Act in 2021 introduced new steps that a parent must take before relocating with their children. This webinar series provide community workers with practical information and resources to support their clients who are seeking to relocate with children or who have received a notice of...

Violence entre partenaires intimes: les considérations et recours juridiques en situation de violence – 2ème partie

Enregistré le 1 février 2024

Cette session abordera les considérations et recours juridiques pour les femmes qui décident de quitter une relation de violence et qui envisagent la séparation dans le cadre du droit de la famille et au-delà.

Conférencières :
Me Liliane Kalonji est directrice et avocate du Centre juridique pour femmes de...

Kit : Top 3 des bases du droit de la famille à connaître

L’Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario (AJEFO) a élaboré le Top 3 des bases du droit de la famille à connaître, un kit portant sur les réalités de la clientèle, la séparation et les droits des enfants et la violence faite aux femmes. Le kit contient 3 ressources en format PDF téléchargeables ayant chacune une présentation...