Category: Community posts

by the Ministry of the Attorney General

Are you wanting to have your say in how the BC Family Law Act works for your family but missed the original March cutoff point? Good news! The Ministry of the Attorney General has extended the public engagement deadline to end of April. Everyone is encouraged to participate.

Do you have expertise or lived experience with family law topics like care and time with children, views of children and parenting assessments and reports, or protection from family violence? Your input could help improve the Family Law Act.

The Family Law Act Modernization Project is a multi-year, phased initiative to identify aspects of the act that may need change or updating to address gaps, make clarifications and ensure it continues to meet the needs of families in British Columbia. The AG is in Phase 2 of the project, which is focused on care and time with children, the views of children and parenting assessments and reports, and protection from family violence.

See the discussion paper and surveys on govTogetherBC and provide your input by April 30, 2024.

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by CLBC on behalf of People’s Law School (PLS)

Clicklaw is helping to spread the news to our community partners when important events or opportunities come up. Clicklaw, on behalf of People’s Law School, is bringing to your attention what’s new and happening with PLS, and how you can provide feedback.

People’s Law School and Legal Aid BC have announced a new partnership concerning legal information publications (aka freebie booklets). Effective immediately, People’s Law School will be taking over publishing information on welfare benefits, mortgage default, and sponsorship breakdown. Specific titles include:  

• How to Apply for Welfare 
• Welfare Benefits 
• When You’re on Welfare 
• Sponsorship Breakdown 
• Can’t Pay Your Mortgage? 

The publications above will be available from People’s Law School later this year. For now, these publications can still be accessed through the Legal Aid website.  

Before launching their publications, People’s Law School wants to hear from you! Feedback from community helpers will allow them to learn more about how the public uses these resources and ultimately make them more accessible and user-friendly going forward. You can contribute feedback about these titles through their survey. 

Check out the news release for more information. 

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