Category: New on Clicklaw

We share with you a monthly roundup of changes to Clicklaw’s collection. Here is a summary of updates done in November and December 2023.

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BC Family Maintenance Agency

Family Maintenance Enforcement Program: Paying or Receiving Support (Updated)
Provides information about payment options for payors and recipients, late or missed payments, Notice of Attachment (NOA), collection actions, order or agreement, and enforcing payment when a parent lives out of province or outside of Canada.

Family Maintenance Enforcement Program: Enroll in BCFMA (Updated)
Information about how to enroll in the program, obtaining an order, submitting an enrollment application, and what to expect after submitting.

Family Maintenance Enforcement Program: What We Can Do (Updated)
The financial responsibilities of parents to their children – and of one spouse to another – do not end on separation. This page describes the Family Maintenance Enforcement Program (FMEP), which monitors and enforces all maintenance orders and agreements that are filed with the FMEP.

BC First Nations Justice Council

Gladue Services (Information for the Public) (New to Clicklaw)
Explains Gladue rights, factors, and how to get a Gladue report via a service from BC First Nations Justice Council.

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Gladue Services (New to Clicklaw)
We can help you get a Gladue report. To access the service, you can fill out the information form or the Indigenous Justice Centre in your community. Once the form is submitted, a Gladue Services Coordinator will respond to the email or phone number you’ve provided within 72 hours.

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Clicklaw: What does the judge consider in sentencing an Indigenous person? (Updated)

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We share with you a monthly roundup of changes to Clicklaw’s collection. Here is a summary of updates done in October 2023.

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BC Civil Liberties Association

The Arrest Handbook (Updated)
The police are responsible for enforcing the law. While they are deserving of respect and assistance, they must also respect your legal rights. This booklet has important information about how you can expect the police to act, and how you can respond if you feel the police do not act properly. The Handbook is updated for English and multiple language versions.

Legal Aid BC

Working with Your Legal Aid Lawyer (Updated)
Outlines client and lawyer roles and responsibilities, so each knows what to expect from the legal aid contract. Explains what the lawyer’s time on the case includes, change of lawyer requests, and about making a complaint. Note: other languages don’t include recent updates in English version.

Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre and Registry

Personal Planning (Updated)
Nidus’s website has an updated design, providing information about types of planning, and legal documents such as: representation agreements, enduring powers of attorney, and advance directives. It also provides education on health care consent, end-of-life, adult guardianship, preventing abuse, and estate planning.

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Family Justice Centres (Updated)
The hours and appointment instructions are updated for the Nanaimo and Vancouver Family Justice Registry locations. The Centres operate across BC to provide services to British Columbians going through separation or divorce.

Islamophobia Legal Assistance Hotline (Updated)
Provides free and confidential legal advice to individuals who have faced discrimination, harassment, or violence because they are Muslim or are perceived to be Muslim.

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