Useful Links and Resources
Disclaimer: The following useful links and resources are provided for your information only. Suleman Family Law is not responsible for the content or accuracy of the following websites and assumes no liability for any damages or loss arising out of or connected with the use of the following websites.
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Court and Law Resources
BC Supreme Court: http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/supreme_court/
BC Provincial Court: http://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/
Family Law Act: http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/11025_01
Divorce Act: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/d-3.4/
Assisted Human Reproduction Act (AHRA): http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/A-13.4/
Legal Services Society, Family Law in BC: http://www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca/
Clicklaw BC: http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/
JP Boyd on Family Law Clicklaw Wikibook: http://wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/index.php/JP_Boyd_on_Family_Law
JP Boyd on Family Law Blog: http://bcfamilylawresource.blogspot.ca/
Justice Access Centre Supreme Court Self-help Resources: http://www.supremecourtselfhelp.bc.ca/self-help.htm
CanLII: https://www.canlii.org/en/
BC Family Justice Centre: http://www.justicebc.ca/en/fam/index.html
BC Justice Education Society: http://www.justiceeducation.ca/
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Mediation, Collaborative Law and Parenting Coordinator Resources
Collaborative Divorce Vancouver: http://www.collaborativedivorcebc.com/index.php ?
BC Ministry of Justice Guide to Mediation in BC: http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/dro/mediation-in-bc/
The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch Mediation and Collaborative Settlement Processes: http://cbabc.org/For-the-Public/Dial-A-Law/Scripts/Family-Law/111
BC Parenting Coordinator Roster: http://www.bcparentingcoordinators.com/member-roster/
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Spousal Support, Child Support and Child Tax Benefit Resources
Child Support Calculator, Department of Justice Canada: http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fl-df/child-enfant/look-rech.asp
Child Support, Department of Justice Canada: http://justice.gc.ca/eng/fl-df/child-enfant/index.html
Spousal Support, Department of Justice Canada: http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fl-df/spousal-epoux/index.html
BC Family Maintenance Enforcement Program: http://www.fmep.gov.bc.ca/
Canada Child Tax Benefit, Canada Revenue Agency: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/cctb/
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Marriage, Divorce/Separation and Relationship Counselling Resources
BC Association of Marriage and Family Therapy: http://www.bcamft.bc.ca/ohana/website/index.cfm?p=95575656796
Counselling BC, Marriage and/or Relationship Issues Counsellors: http://counsellingbc.com/counsellors/location/vancouver-32/practice/marriage-andor-relationship-issues-142
Counselling BC, Divorce and/or Separation Counsellors: http://counsellingbc.com/counsellors/practice/divorce-andor-separation-120
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Violence Against Women and Children Resources
Ending Violence Association of BC: http://endingviolence.org/
BC Society of Transition Houses: http://www.bcsth.ca/
Battered Women’s Support Services: http://www.bwss.org/
WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre: http://www.wavaw.ca/
YWCA, Stopping Violence Against Women: http://www.ywcavan.org/advocacy/stopping-violence-against-women
North Shore Women’s Centre: http://www.northshorewomen.ca/
North Shore Crisis Services Society: http://nscss.net/
Hollyburn Family Services: http://hollyburn.ca/?page_id=36
Family Services of Greater Vancouver: http://www.fsgv.ca/find-the-support-you-need/supporting-victims-of-violence/
Vancouver Multicultural Family Support Services: http://www.vlmfss.ca/
Helping Spirit Lodge Society: http://www.hsls.ca/s/Home.asp
Research and Reports:
Why Can’t Everyone Just Get Along: How BC’s Family Law System Puts Survivors in Danger (Rise Women’s Legal Centre 2021) See Report.
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Male Survivors of Violence Resources
Hollyburn Family Services (provides services for male survivors of violence): http://hollyburn.ca/?page_id=36
Family Services of Greater Vancouver (provides services for male survivors of violence): http://www.fsgv.ca/find-the-support-you-need/supporting-victims-of-violence/
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Indigenous/Aboriginal Organizations
Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society: http://www.vafcs.org/
Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society: http://www.vacfss.com/
Vancouver Native Health Society: http://www.vnhs.net/
Urban Native Youth Association: http://www.unya.bc.ca/home
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Immigrant and Refugee Resources
Immigrant Services Society: http://www.issbc.org/
MOSAIC: http://www.mosaicbc.com/
SUCCESS: http://www.successbc.ca/
North Shore Multicultural Society: http://nsms.ca/
AMSAA: http://www.amssa.org/
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Two-Spirit and Queer Resources
Qmunity Centre: http://www.qmunity.ca/
Catherine White Holman Wellness Centre: http://www.cwhwc.com/
Egale: http://egale.ca/
Forge: http://forge-forward.org/
Safe Choices Program: http://endingviolence.org/prevention-programs/safe-choices-program/
Trikone (South Asian LGBTQ): http://trikone.org/index.php/component/content/category/2-general/
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Anti-Poverty Resources
Povnet: http://www.povnet.org/
Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre: http://dewc.ca/
BC Food Banks: http://www.foodbanksbc.com/find-a-food-bank/
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Single Mothers/Parenting Resources
YMCA, Single Mothers’ Support Services: http://www.ywcavan.org/programs/single-mothers-support-services
North Shore Women’s Centre, Parenting Resources: http://www.northshorewomen.ca/resource/parenting
Sheway: A Community Program for Women and Children: http://sheway.vcn.bc.ca/
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Disability Resources
Disability Alliance BC: http://www.disabilityalliancebc.org/
BC Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation, Information for Persons with Disabilities: http://www.sdsi.gov.bc.ca/pwd.htm
North Shore Disability Resource Centre Association: http://www.nsdrc.org/
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Seniors Resources
NSCR Seniors’ One Stop Information: http://www.nscr.bc.ca/information/senior.html
North Vancouver Recreation & Culture Seniors Programs and Resources: http://www.northvanrec.com/programs/seniors-adults-55-plus/default.aspx
411 Seniors Centre Society: http://411seniors.bc.ca/
City of Vancouver Programs and support for Vancouver’s seniors: http://vancouver.ca/people-programs/seniors.aspx
