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  1. LEGISLATION
    1. International
    2. Federal
    3. Provincial
  2. JURISPRUDENCE
  3. SECONDARY MATERIAL: ARTICLES

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LEGISLATION

International

  • Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, UN Treaty Series Vol. 1249.

  • Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959), GA Res. 1386 (XIV), 14 UN GAOR, 1959, Supp. No. 16, U.N. Doc. A/4354 (1959) 19.

  • European Convention on the Exercise of Children's Rights, 25, January 1996, Eur. T.S. 160.

  • Guidelines on Justice in Matters involving Child. Victims and Witnesses of Crime, ESC Res. 2005/20, UN ESCOR, 2005, UN Doc. E/2005/30.

  • The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, Can. T.S. 1983 No. 35.

  • Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, [1980] Can. T.S. No. 37.

Federal

  • Criminal Code R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46.

  • Divorce Act R.S.C. 1985 (2 nd Supp.) c. 3.

  • An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act, the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and the Judges Act and to amend other Acts in consequence, Bill C-22. Introduced to the House of Commons for First Reading on 10 December 2002. Second Reading on 25 February 2003.

  • Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act R.S.C. 1985 (2nd Supp.), c. 4.

  • Federal Child Support Guidelines, SOR/97-175.

  • Income Tax Act, R.S.C. 1985 (5 th Supp.) c. 1.

  • Order Designating the Province of Manitoba for the Purposes of the Definition "applicable guidelines" in subsection 2(1) of the Divorce Act, S.O.R./98-288.

  • Order Designating the Province of New Brunswick for the Purposes of the Definition "applicable guidelines" in Subsection 2(1) of the Divorce Act, S.O.R./98-256.

  • Order Designating the Province of Prince Edward Island for the Purposes of the Definition "applicable guidelines" in Subsection 2(1) of the Divorce Act, S.O.R./98-9.

  • Order Designating the Province of Quebec for the Purposes of the Definition "applicable guidelines" in Subsection 2(1 ) of the Divorce Act, S.O.R./97-237.

Provincial

  • Children and Family Services Act S.N.S. 1990, c.5.

  • Children's Act R.S.Y. 2002, C. 31.

  • Children's Law Act R.S.N. 1990, C. C-13.

  • Children's Law Act S.N.W.T. 1997, C. 12.

  • Children's Law Reform Act R.S.O. 1990, c. C12.

  • Civil Code of Quebec L.Q. 1991, c.64.

  • Courts of Justice Act R.S.O. 1990, C.43.

  • Domestic Violence and Stalking Act, S.M. 1998, c. 41.C.C.S.M c. D93, formerly the Domestic Violence and Stalking Prevention, Protection and Compensation Act.

  • Domestic Violence Intervention Act, S.N.S. 2001 c. 29.

  • Family Court Rules, O.I.C. 93-114.

  • Family Law Act, Alta. Reg. 149/2005.

  • Family Maintenance Act C.C.S.M. c. F20.

  • Family Services Act S.N.B. 1980, C. F02.2.

  • Family Violence Prevention Act, R.S.Y. 2002, c. 84 as amended by S.Y. 2005, c. 7.

  • Family Violence Protection Act, S.N.L. 2005, c. F-3.1.

  • Protection Against Family Violence Act, R.S.A. 2000 c. P-27.

  • Protection Against Family Violence Act, S.N.W.T. 2003, c. 24.

  • Victims of Domestic Violence Act, S.S. 1994, c. V-6.02.

  • Victims of Family Violence Act, R.S.P.E.I. 1998, c. V-3.2.

JURISPRUDENCE

  • Andries (1998), 159 D.L.R. (4th) 665 (Man.C.A.), 126 Man. R. (2d) 189, 167 W.A.C. 189, 36 R.F.L. (4th) 175, [1998] 7 W.W.R. 536, 7 W.W.R. 536, [1998] M.J. No. 196.

  • Baker v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 817.

  • Barker, 2005 BCCA 177.

  • Bird v. Ritcey (sub nom. Ritcey) 2004 NSSF 112.

  • Bruce, 2005 SKQB 325.

  • Cabot v. Mikkelson, 2004 MBCA 107.

  • Canada (A.G.) v. Ontario (A.G.), [1936] S.C.R. 427.

  • Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law v. Attorney General of Canada, 2004 SCC 4.

  • Capital Cities Communications Inc. v. Canadian Radio-Television Commission, [1978] 2 S.C.R. 141.

  • Chambers, 2004 MBQB 239.

  • Dunn, 1983 CarswellOnt 1549, [1983] W.D.F.L. 674 (Prov. Ct.).

  • E.(C.R.H.) v. E. (F.G.), 2004 BCCA 297.

  • Ezurike, 2006 NSSC 73.

  • F.H. v. V.J., [2003] J.Q. No. 671 (Que.), (29702), leave to appeal to Supreme Court of Canada dismissed with costs at [2003] C.S.C.R. no. 154 June 19, 2003.

  • Fong v. Charbonneau, 2005 MBQB 92.

  • Foreman, 2005 ABQB 343.

  • Francis v. Baker, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 250, 1999 CarswellOnt 2948, 177 D.L.R. (4th) 1, 246 N.R. 45, 125 O.A.C. 201, 44 O.R. (3d) 736 (headnote only), 50 R.F.L. (4th) 228, 3 S.C.R. 250, [1999] S.C.J. No. 52.

  • Francis v. The Queen, [1956] S.C.R. 618.

  • Gordon v. Goertz, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 27.

  • H.(W.) v. H.(T.), 2003 BCPC 51.

  • In the Matter of: Re: K (1994), 17 F.L.C. 92 (F.C.).

  • J. (P.M.) v. J. (A.D.), 2003 BCCA 285.

  • Johns v. Hinkson (1996), 151 Sask. R. 168 (Q.B.).

  • K.(K.) v. L.(G.), [1985] 1 S.C.R. 87, [1985] N.W.T.R. 101, [1985] 3 W.W.R. 1, 44 R.F.L. (2d) 113, 58 A.R. 275, 16 D.L.R. (4th) 576, (sub nom. K. v. B.) 57 N.R. 17.

  • Kittelson-Schurr v. Schurr, 2005 SKQB 90.

  • Lalonde, [2005] W.D.F.L. 2970, [2005] W.D.F.L. 2968, [2005] W.D.F.L. 2985, [2005] W.D.F.L. 3007, [2005] W.D.F.L. 2995, [2005] W.D.F.L. 2992 (Ont S.C.J.).

  • MacDonald et al v. Vapor Canada Limited, [1977] 2 S.C.R. 134.

  • MacGyver v. Richards (1995), 11 R.F.L. (4th) 432 at ¶ 27, 22 O.R. (3d) 481, 123 D.L.R. (4th) 562, 84 O.A.C. 349 (C.A.).

  • Marinangeli (2003), 38 R.F.L. (5th) 307, 174 O.A.C. 76, 66 O.R. (3d) 40, 228 D.L.R. (4th) 376 (C.A.).

  • Matheson v. Sabourin, [1994] O.J. No. 991 (Prov.Ct.).

  • Milleker, 2005 SKQB 455.

  • M.(L.K.) v. F. (J.), 2004 ABQB 824.

  • Morguard Investments Ltd. v. De Savoye (1990), 76 D.L.R. 256 (S.C.C.).

  • National Corn Growers v. Canada (Import Tribunal), [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1324.

  • P.(D.) v. S.(C.), [1993] 4 S.C.R. 141.

  • Park v. Thompson, [2005] W.D.F.L. 2656, [2005] W.D.F.L. 2639, [2005] W.D.F.L. 2644, 252 D.L.R. (4th) 730, 13 R.F.L. (6th) 415, 197 O.A.C. 158, 77 O.R. (3d) 601 (Ont. C.A. ).

  • Puszczak, 2005 ABCA 426.

  • R v. L. (D.O.), [1993] 4 S.C.R. 419.

  • R. v. Sharpe, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 45.

  • Raftus (1998), 166 N.S.R. (2d) 179, 498 A.P.R. 179, 159 D.L.R. (4th) 264, 37 R.F.L. (4th) 59, [1998] N.S.J. No. 119 (N.S.C.A.).

  • Re: Public Service Employee Relations Act, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 313.

  • Rizzo v. Hanover Insurance Co. (1993), 103 D.L.R. (4 th ) 577 (Ont. C.A. ); leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed.

  • S. (R.C.M.) v. K. (G. M.), 2005 SKQB 296.

  • Schneider v. The Queen, [1982] 2 S.C.R. 112.

  • Singer (2003), 42 R.F.L. (5 th ) 202 (Ont. C.A. ), leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed with costs at [2003] S.C.C.A. No. 451.

  • Stefureak v. Chambers, 2004 CarswellOnt 4244, 6 R.F.L. (6 th ) 212 (S.C.J.).

  • Stevenson v. Saunders, 2005 SKCA 99.

  • Strobridge (1994), 4 R.F.L. (4 th ) 169, 18 O.R. (3d) 753 (C.A.).

  • T.(J.S.) v. M.(G.W. ), 2003 ABQB 578.

  • W.(G.) v. R.(A.S.L.) , 2004 ABQB 32.

  • W.(V.) v. S.(D.), [1996] 2 S.C.R. 108.

  • Winnipeg Child and Family Services v. K.L.W., [2000] 2 S.C.R. 519.

  • Young, [1993] 4 S.C.R. 3, [1993] 84 B.C.L.R. (2d) 1, [1993] 8 W.W.R. 513, 49 R.F.L. (3d) 117, 160 N.R. 1, 34 B.C.A.C. 161, 56 W.A.C. 161, 108 D.L.R. (4th) 193, 18 C.R.R. (2d) 41, [1993] R.D.F. 703.

SECONDARY MATERIAL: ARTICLES

  • Ad Hoc Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group Reviewing Spousal Abuse Policies and Legislation, Spousal Abuse Policies and Legislation: Final Report (Ottawa, Dept. of Justice, 2003).

  • American Psychological Association, Violence and the Family: Report on the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Violence in the Family (Washington: American Psychological Association, 2003).

  • Bailey, J.E., et al., Risk Factors for Violence and Death of Women in the Home (1997) 157 Arch. Int. Medi. 777.

  • Bala, Nicholas, Spousal Abuse and Children of Divorce: A Differentiated Approach (1996) Can.J.Fam.L. 215.

  • Bala, Nicholas and Bailey, Nicole, Alienation of Children and Enforcing Access: Understanding Problems and Appropriate Responses (Paper presented at the National Family Law Program, LaMalbaie Bay, Quebec, July 2004).

  • Bala, Nicholas and Edwards, Sara, Legal Responses to Family Abuse (1999), online.

  • Bala, Nicholas, Talwar, Victoria, and Harris, Joanna, The Voice of Children in Canadian Family Law Cases, (2005), 24 C.F.L.Q. 221.

  • Bala, Nicholas, et al., Spousal Violence in Custody and Access Disputes: Recommendations for Reform (Ottawa: Status of Women Canada, 1998).

  • Bancroft, Lundy and Silverman, Jay G., The Batterer as Parent: Addressing the Impact of Domestic Violence on Family Dynamics (Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Series on Violence Against Women, 2002).

  • Bessner, Ronda, The Voice of the Child in Divorce, Custody and Access Proceedings, 2002, Family, Children and Youth Section, Department of Justice of Canada, online.

  • Boudreau, Lorraine, Grimaud, Marie Angèle and Noël, Jean-François, La Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant et son application en droit canadien, in J. Rubellin-Devichi and R. Frank (eds.), L'Enfant et les Conventions internationales, Lyon, Presses Universitaires de Lyon, 1996.

  • Brodkin, Phyllis, The Application of the Convention – From the Practitioner's Perspective, (2004-2005) 23 C.F.L.Q. 219.

  • Burns, Clare E. and Goldberg, Dan, "Representing Children in Custody & Access Proceedings" (Paper presented to the National Judicial Institute, Family Law Seminar, Halifax, Nova Scotia, February 2004).

  • Canada. Health Canada., Because Life Goes On . . . Helping Children and Youth Live With Separation and Divorce, 3rd ed. online (Ottawa: Government Works and Public Services, Reprint 1996, 2000), online.

  • Campbell, J., et al., Medical Lethality Assessment and Safety Planning in Family Violence Cases (2003) 5 Clinics in Family Practice 101.

  • Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare Information Sheet: Children's Exposure to Domestic Violence in Canada (2005), online.

  • Consular Affairs, International Child Abductions: A Manual for Parents, online.

  • Cross, Pamela, Children's Safety: Contradiction in the System, online.

  • Curtis, Carole, Dealing with the Difficult Client (2003), online.

  • Davies Q.C., Christine D., Access to Justice for Children – The Voice of the Child in Custody and Access Disputes (2004) 22 C.F.L.Q. 153.

  • Davies, Q.C., Christine D., Report of the Special Joint Committee on Custody and Access and the Concept of Joint Parenting (2001) 19 C.F.L.A. 363.

  • Des Rosiers, Nathalie and Langevin, Louise, Representing Victims of Sexual and Spousal Abuse (2002, Chapter 2, at 1) Quicklaw database RVSS.

  • Detrick, Sharon, ed., The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Guide to the" Travaux Préparatoires", Boston, Dordrecht, 1992.

  • Family Mediation Canada's Practice, Certification and Training Standards do address family violence, online.

  • Family Mediation in Canada, Implications for Women's Equality (Ottawa: Status of Women Canada, 1998), online.

  • Final Report of the Ad Hoc Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group Reviewing Spousal Abuse Policies and Legislation (Ottawa: April 2003), online.

  • Freeman, Michael and Veerman, Philip, eds, The Ideologies of Children's Rights, Coll. "International Studies in Human Rights", Dordrescht, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1992.

  • Gollum, Mark, Slain Mother of Two Denied Police Escort During Child Exchange, National Post (December 7, 1999).

  • The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, general information available online.

  • Health Canada, "What is Emotional Abuse?", online.

  • International Bureau for Children's Rights, Making Children's Rights Work: National and International Perspectives, Final Report from the Conference held in Montreal from November 18 to 20, 2004, Éditions Yvon Blais, 2005.

  • Jaffe, Peter, Children of Family Violence: Special Challenges in Custody and Visitation Dispute Resolution in Nancy K. Lemon, Family Violence and Children: Resolving Custody and Visitation Disputes (San Francisco: Family Violence Prevention Fund, 1995).

  • Jaffe, Peter, Crooks, Claire and Bala, Nicholas, Making Appropriate Parenting Arrangements in Family Violence Cases: Applying the Literature to Identify Promising Practices, Department of Justice Canada, 2006, online.

  • Johnson, Nancy E. et al., Child Custody Mediation in Cases of Family Violence: Empirical Evidence of a Failure to Protect, (2005) 11 Violence against Women 1022, online.

  • Jollimore, Elizabeth, Mobility: Where are we going? (Paper presented to the National Family Law Conference, 2004).

  • Justice Quebec, The Québec Model for the Determination of Child Support Payment, online.

  • Kerr, S. Grace and Jaffe, Peter G., The Need for Differentiated Clinical Approaches for Child Custody Disputes with Findings of Family Violence and Legal Aspects of Family Violence and Custody/Access Issues (Paper presented at the Federation of Law Societies of Canada's National Family Law Program, 1998).

  • Kline Pruett, Marsha, "Divorce and Legal Context: Outcomes for Children" Connecticut Family Lawyer, Vol. 13, No. 1, Spring 1998.

  • Krings, E., La mise en œuvre de la Convention des Nations Unies sur les droits de l'enfant en droit interne, in M.T. Meulders-Klein, La Convention sur les droits de l'enfant et la Belgique, Brussels, E. Story-Scientia, 1992.

  • Kropp, P. Randall and Hart, Stephen D., The Development of the Brief Spousal Assault Form for the Evaluation of Risk (B-SAFER): A Tool for Criminal Justice Professionals, online.

  • Ku, Kathleen, Listening to Children: An Essential for Justice, (1993) 1 (2) Int'l J.Child. Rts 155.

  • Lemon, Nancy K., Family Violence and Children: Resolving Custody and Visitation Disputes (San Francisco: Family Violence Prevention Fund, 1995).

  • Lye, Diane (1999), "What the experts say: Scholarly Research on post-Divorce Parenting and Child Well-Being", Washington State Parenting Act Study, Report to the Washington State Gender and Justice Commission and Domestic Relations Commissions, p. 1 – 25, online.

  • Mamo, Alfred, Mobility Update: When you come to a fork in the road, take it! (Paper presented to the Six Minute Family Law Lawyer, December, 2005).

  • Manitoba Association of Women and the Law, "The Client in Crisis: A Guide to Risk Assessment" (Winnipeg: Manitoba Association of Women and the Law, 1999).

  • Martin, Margaret E., From Criminal Justice to Transformative Justice: The Challenges of Social Control for Battered Women (1999) 2 Contemp. Just. Rev.

  • McLeod, James G. and Mamo, Alfred A., Annual Review of Family Law 2004 (Toronto: Thomson Canada Limited, 2004 ).

  • Meulders-Klein, M.T., La Convention sur les droits de l'enfant et la Belgique, Brussels, E. Story-Scientia, 1992.

  • National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (1996), online.

  • National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001), online.

  • Neilson, Linda, Spousal Abuse, Children and the Courts: The Case for Social rather than Legal Change (1997) 12 C.J.L.S. 101.

  • Neirrinck, Claire, Le droit de l'enfance après la Convention des Nations Unies, Paris, Delmas, 1993.

  • Noël, Jean-François, La protection de l'enfance et de la jeunesse en droit québécois au lendemain de la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant (Master's Thesis, Université de Montréal, 1998) [unpublished].

  • O'Donnell, D., Réinstallation et rapatriement: le cas des enfants vietnamiens demandeurs d'asile non reconnus comme réfugiés et la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant, (1994) 52 Journal of the International Commission of Jurists 18.

  • Office of the Children's Lawyer Policy Statement, Role of Children's Counsel, (April 3, 1995, revised January 18, 2001).

  • Ontario Bar Association, Personal Security Handbook 2005 (Toronto, OBA, 2005).

  • Parkinson, Patrick, Custody, Access and Family Violence (1995) 9 Aust. J. Fam. L. 41.

  • Pruett, Ebling and Insabella, Critical Aspect of Parenting Plans for Young Children: Interjecting Data Into the Debate about Overnights, Family Court Review, Vol. 42, No. 1, January 2004.

  • Rosnes, Melanie, The Invisibility of Male Violence in Canadian Child Custody and Access Decision-Making (1997) 14 C.J.Fam.L. 31.

  • Rubellin-Devichi, J. and Frank, R. (eds.), L'Enfant et les Conventions internationales, Lyon, Presses Universitaires de Lyon, 1996.

  • Russell, Dawn, and Ginn, Diana, Framework for Action Against Family Violence: 2001 Review (Nova Scotia: Department of Justice, 2001), Victim's Support Services, online.

  • Salgo, Ludwig, Child Protection in Germany.

  • Schirm, Sylvie, The Child as a Witness: In whose Best Interest? (Paper presented at the National Family Law Program, 2004).

  • Shaffer, Martha and Holmes, Sheila, The Impact of Wife Abuse on Custody and Access Decisions (Paper presented to the National Family Law Program, 2000).

  • Sopinka, Lederman and Bryant, The Law of Evidence in Canada (1992).

  • Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and Access, For the Sake of the Children (December 1998).

  • Statistics Canada (2005), Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2005.

  • Statistics Canada, Violence Against Women Survey, 1993 (Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 1993 cited in Health Canada, "What is Emotional Abuse?" online.

  • Summary of Activities for the Child-Centred Family Justice Fund (2003 – 2005), online.

  • Tétrault, Michel, Droit de la famille, 3rd edition, Yvon Blais, 2005.

  • The National Association of Women and the Law, "Custody and Access" (Paper presented to the Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and Access, 1998), online.

  • The Peel Committee Against Woman Abuse, Breaking the Cycle of Violence: Children Exposed to Woman Abuse (Mississauga: The Peel Committee Against Woman Abuse, 2000).

  • Transition House Association of Nova Scotia, Abused Women in Family Mediation: a Nova Scotia Snapshot, 2000.

  • Trocmé, Nico, Fallon, Barbara et al, Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect – 2003: Major Findings, Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2005.

  • Velu, Jacques, Les effets directs des instruments internationaux en matière de droits de l'homme, Swinnen - Brussels, 1981.

  • UNICEF, Status of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the domestic legal order, Background Paper prepared by the Division of Evaluation, Policy and Planning for the 10th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, New York, 1999.

  • UNICEF, Translating Law into Reality: Practice in Courts, Background Paper prepared by the Division of Evaluation, Policy and Planning for the 10th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, New York, 1999.

  • Walker, Lenore, The Battered Woman (New York: Harper & Row, 1979).

  • Websdale, Neil, Lethality Assessment Tools: A Critical Analysis (Minnesota: Center Against Violence and Abuse, February 2000), online.

  • Who's in Charge Here? Effective Implementation of Canada's International Obligations with Respect to the Rights of Children, Interim Report, Chair: The Honourable Raynell Andreychuk, November 2005.

  • Williams, R.J., If Wishes If Wishes Were Horses, Then Beggars Would Ride, Paper presented at the National Judicial Institute, Family Law Program, Halifax, February 1999.

  • Zylstra, A. Mediation and Family Violence: A Practical Screening Method for Mediators and Mediation Program Administrators (2001) 2 J. Disp. Resol. 253.

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