Research and Reports

• 2009 |
• 2007 |
• 2006 |
• 2005 |
• 2004 |
• 2003 |
• 2002 |
• 2001 |
• 2000 |
• 1999 |
• 1998 |
• 1997
  
• International reports

Additional research reports on issues related to families and children can be found on the Research and Statistics Web Site.

• 2009
  • The Voice of the Child in Separation/Divorce Mediation and Other Alternative Dispute Resolution Processes: A Literature Review (PDF Version (294KB), PDF Help) by Rachel Birnbaum
    
    
  • Summary of Activities for the Child-centred Family Justice Fund 2003-2009 (PDF Version (686KB), PDF Help) by the Program Development Unit, Family, Children and Youth Section, Department of Justice Canada
    
    

• 2007
  • Annotated Bibliography on Comparative and International Law relating to Forced Marriage (PDF Version (251KB), PDF Help) by Nadine Dostrovsky, Rebecca J. Cook and Michaël Gagnon
    
    
  • The Child-centred Family Justice Strategy: Survey on the Practice of Family Law in Canada, 2004-2006 (PDF Version (391KB), PDF Help) by Joanne J. Paetsch, Lorne D. Bertrand and Nicholas Bala
    
    

• 2006
  • The Meaning of Ordinary Residence and Habitual Residence in the Common Law Provinces in a Family Law Context (PDF Version (2.13MB), PDF Help) by James G. McLeod
    
    
  • The Concepts of Habitual Residence and Ordinary Residence in Light of Quebec Civil Law, the Divorce Act and the Hague Conventions of 1980 and 1996 (PDF Version (1.59MB), PDF Help) by Gérald Goldstein
    
    
  • Making appropriate parenting arrangements in family violence cases: applying the literature to identify promising practices (PDF Version (1.25MB), PDF Help) (2005–FCY–3E) by Peter G. Jaffe, Claire V. Crooks, and Nick Bala
    
    

• 2005
  • The Child-centred Family Justice Strategy: Baseline Information from Family Law Practitioners (PDF Version (656KB), PDF Help) by the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family (CRILF)
    
    
  • Summary of Activities for the Child-centred Family Justice Fund (2003-2005) (PDF Version (530KB), PDF Help) by Program Development Unit, Family, Children and Youth Section, Department of Justice Canada (November 2005)
    
    
  • Impact of Adding Revenue Canada Databases Under FOAEA—Part 1 Tracing For Locating Persons, Final Report (PDF Version (322KB), PDF Help) (2004-FCY-10E) by Focus Consultants
    
    
  • The Emerging Phenomenon of Collaborative Family Law (CFL): A Qualitative Study of CFL Cases (PDF Version (399KB), PDF Help) (2005-FCY-1E) by Dr Julie Macfarlane
    
    
  • Family Justice Services Western - Final Evaluation (PDF Version (336KB), PDF Help) (2004-FCY-8E) by IHRD
    
    
  • When Parents Separate: Further Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (PDF Version (278 KB), PDF Help) (2004-FCY-6E) by Heather Juby, Nicole Marcil-Gratton and Céline Le Bourdais
    
    
  • Phase 2 of the Survey of Child Support Awards: Final Report (PDF Version (282 KB), PDF Help) (2004-FCY-7E) by Lorne D. Bertrand, PhD, Joseph P. Hornick, PhD, Joanne J. Paetsch, BA, and Nicholas Bala, LLM
    
    
  • JustResearch 2005 - Issue No. 12 (PDF Version (630KB), PDF Help) by Research and Statistics Division, Department of Justice Canada
    
    
  • Moving On: The Expansion of the Family Network After Parents Separate (PDF Version (287 KB), PDF Help) (2004-FCY-9E) by Heather Juby, Céline Le Bourdais and Nicole Marcil-Gratton
    
    

• 2004
  • Shared Custody Arrangements: Pilot Interviews With Parents (PDF Version (363KB), PDF Help) (2004-FCY-5E) by Rick Gill
    
    
  • Report of the Follow-Up Committee on the Quebec Model for the Determination of Child Support Payments (PDF Version (615 KB), PDF Help)
    
    
  • Evaluation of the B.C. Family Maintenance Enforcement Program’s Pilot Outreach Project (PDF Version (383 KB), PDF Help) (2004-FCY-4E) by Focus Consultants
    
    
  • Voice and Support: Programs for Children Experiencing Parental Separation and Divorce (PDF Version (511KB), PDF Help) (2004-FCY-2E) by Pauline O'Connor
    
    
  • High-conflict Separation and Divorce: Options for Consideration (PDF Version (436KB), PDF Help) (2004-FCY-1E) by Glenn A. Gilmour
    
    
  • Child Custody Arrangements: Their Characteristics and Outcomes (PDF Version (318KB), PDF Help) (2004-FCY-3E) by Sharon Moyer
    
    
  • Report on Family Law Research in Nunavut (PDF Version (592KB)) (2003-FCY-3E) by Kelly Gallagher-Mackay Report summary – Inuktitut version (Available only in PDF Version (106KB), PDF Help)
    
    
  • Custody, Access and Child Support: Findings from The National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (PDF Version (274 KB), PDF Help) (2003-FCY-2E) by Heather Juby, Céline Le Bourdais and Nicole Marcil-Gratton
    
    
  • The Survey of Child Support Awards: Analysis of Phase 2 Data Collected Through January 31, 2002 (PDF Version (1.48 MB), PDF Help) (2003-FCY-4E) Prepared by Lorne D. Bertrand, PhD, Joseph P. Hornick, PhD, Joanne J. Paetsch, BA., Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family and Nicholas Bala, LLM, Faculty of Law, Queen’s University
    
    
  • Managing Contact Difficulties: A Child-Centred Approach (PDF Version (403KB), PDF Help) (2003-FCY-5E) by Rhonda Freeman and Gary Freeman
    
    
  • Research on Compliance with Child Support Orders and Agreements in Prince Edward Island (PDF Version (367 KB), PDF Help) (2003-FCY-1E) Prepared by Alderson-Gill & Associates Consulting Inc.
    
    

• 2003
  • Federal Funding of Provincial and Territorial Child Support, Support Enforcement and Child Custody and Access Projects (1997-2001) (PDF Version (845 KB), PDF Help)
    
    
  • Grandparent-Grandchild Access: A Legal Analysis (PDF Version (311KB), PDF Help) (2003-FCY-15E) by Dan L. Goldberg
    
    

• 2002
  • Final Federal-Provincial-Territorial Report on Custody and Access and Child Support – Putting Children First (PDF Version (591 KB), PDF Help)
    
    
  • Child Access in Canada: Legal Approaches and Program Supports (PDF Version (494KB), PDF Help) (2002-FCY-6E) by Pauline O'Connor
    
    
  • An Overview of the Risks and Protectors for Children of Separation and Divorce (PDF Version (2.39MB), PDF Help) (2002-FCY-2E) by Silvia C. Bernardini and Jennifer M. Jenkins
    
    
  • The Voice of the Child in Divorce, Custody and Access Proceedings (PDF Version (342KB), PDF Help) (2002-FCY-1E) by Ronda Bessner
    
    
  • Children Come First:  A Report to Parliament on the Provisions and Operation of the Federal Child Support Guidelines
    
    
  • Family Mediation Canada Consultation on Custody, Access and Child Support (PDF Version (438 KB), PDF Help) (2001-FCY-11E) by Joanne J. Paetsch, B.A., Lorne D. Bertrand, Ph.D., and Joseph P. Hornick, Ph.D. (Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family)
    
    

• 2001
  • Federal-Provincial-Territorial Consultations on Custody, Access and Child Support in Canada
    
    
  • Licence Suspension and Denial: Overview of a New Mechanism for Child Support Enforcement (PDF Version (277 KB), PDF Help) (CSR-2001-1E) by Sharon Moyer.
    
    
  • An Analysis of Options for Changes in the Legal Regulation of Child Custody and Access (PDF Version (818KB), PDF Help) (2001-FCY-2E) by Brenda Cossman.
    
    
  • Overview and Assessment of Approaches to Access Enforcement (PDF Version (584KB), PDF Help) (2001-FCY-8E) by Dr. Martha Bailey.
    
    
  • The Early Identification and Streaming of Cases of High Conflict Separation and Divorce: A Review (PDF Version (273KB), PDF Help) (2001-FCY-7E) by Ron Stewart, MSW.
    
    
  • The Survey of Child Support Awards: Interim Analysis of Phase 2 Data (October 1998 to March 2000) (PDF Version (2.77 MB), PDF Help) (CSR-2001-2E) by Lorne D. Bertrand, PhD et al.
    
    
  • Allegations of Child Abuse in the Context of Parental Separation:A Discussion Paper (PDF Version (465KB), PDF Help) (2001-FCY-4E) by Nicolas M.C. Bala et al.
    
    
  • Post-Separation Visitation Disputes: Differential Interventions (PDF Version (843KB), PDF Help) (2001-FCY-6) by Rachel Birnbaum and Willson McTavish.
    
    
  • Keeping Contact with Children: Assessing the Father/Child Post-separation Relationship from the Male Perspective (PDF Version (330 KB), PDF Help) (CSR-2000-3) by Céline Le Bourdais, Heather Juby and Nicole Marcil-Gratton.
    
    
  • Focus Groups on Family Law Issues Related to Custody and Access (PDF Version (164KB), PDF Help) (2000-FCY-5E) by SAGE Research Corporation.
    
    
  • Divorce Reform and the Joint Exercise of Parental Authority: The Quebec Civil Law Perspective (PDF Version (128KB), PDF Help) (2000-FCY-3E) by Dominique Goubau.
    
    

• 2000
  • The Survey of Child Support Awards: Preliminary Analysis of Phase 2 Data (October 1998 – May 1999) (PDF Version (1.27 MB), PDF Help) (CSR-2000-2E) by Lorne D. Bertrand et al.
    
    
  • Selected Statistics on Canadian Families and Family Law: Second Edition (PDF Version (109 KB), PDF Help)  (CSR-2000-1E)
    
    
  • Child Support Implementation and Enforcement Projects Funded from 1997 to 1999 (PDF Version (109 KB), PDF Help)
    
    

• 1999
  • Phase I Report of Feasibility Study on New Hire Programs for Canada: New Hire Programs in the United States (PDF Version (165 KB), PDF Help) (CSR-1999-4E) by Sharon Moyer and Tina Hotton.
    
    
  • Linking Family Change, Parents' Employment and Income and Children's Economic Well-Being: A Longitudinal Perspective - An Analysis of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (PDF Version (249KB), PDF Help) (CSR-1999-3E) by Nicole Marcil-Gratton and Celine Le Bourdais.
    
    
  • Strategy for Reform (PDF Version (200KB), PDF Help)
    
    
  • Child Support Initiative: Research Framework  (CSR-1998-1B)
    
    
  • Summary of Report on Research Strategy for Studying Compliance/Default on Child Support Orders
    
    

• 1998
  • For the Sake of the Children - Report of the Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and Access
    
    

• 1997
  • Formula for the Table of Amounts Contained in the Federal Child Support Guidelines: A Technical Report (PDF Version (301 KB), PDF Help) (CSR-1997-1E)
    
    
  • Expedited Child Support (CSR-1997-4E) by Mary MacDonald, B.A., LL.B.
    
    
  • Child Support Processes: Options for Canada (CSR-1997-3E) by Mary MacDonald, B.A., LL.B.
    
    

• 2009 |
• 2007 |
• 2006 |
• 2005 |
• 2004 |
• 2003 |
• 2002 |
• 2001 |
• 2000 |
• 1999 |
• 1998 |
• 1997
  
• International reports