Publications
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Fact Sheets
- Official Language Rights under the Divorce Act PDF Version
- Changes to the Divorce Act Explained Educators PDF Version
- Changes to the Divorce Act Explained Healthcare Professionals PDF Version
- Moving after separation or divorce?
- A Child’s Views and Preferences PDF Version
- Child Support PDF Version
- Divorce PDF Version
- Divorce and Family Violence PDF Version
- Duties for parents and others PDF Version
- Family dispute resolution: resolving family law issues out of court PDF Version
- 2017 Update to the Federal Child Support Tables PDF Version
- Income Disclosure for Child Support Purposes PDF Version
- Parenting Arrangements After Separation or Divorce
- Spousal Support PDF Version
Public Legal Education and Information
- Making plans: A guide to parenting arrangements after separation or divorce (2021) - Department of Justice
- Parenting Plan Checklist (2021)
- What Happens Next? Information for kids About Separation and Divorce (2021) - Department of Justice
- The Federal Child Support Guidelines: Step-by-Step - Department of Justice
- Family Justice Services (updated annually) - Department of Justice
Family Law Publications for Professionals
- Concurrent Legal Proceedings in Cases of Family Violence: The Child Protection Perspective PDF Version
- Best Practices where there is Family Violence (Criminal Law Perspective) (2012) PDF Version - Joseph Di Luca, Erin Dann, Breese Davies
- Enhancing Safety: When Domestic Violence Cases are in Multiple Legal Systems (Criminal, family, child protection): A Family Law, Domestic Violence Perspective, 2013 Edition PDF Version - Linda C. Neilson
- Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines: The Revised User's Guide (April 2016) PDF Version - Carol Rogerson, Rollie Thompson
- Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines (2008) PDF Version - Carol Rogerson, Rollie Thompson
- Developing Spousal Support Guidelines in Canada: Beginning the Discussion (Background Paper, December 2002) PDF Version - Department of Justice
- Steps To Using The Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines: Lonny L. Balbi
- Obtaining Reliable and Repeatable SSAG Calculations John-Paul Boyd
- Making the Links in Family Violence Cases: Collaboration among the Family, Child Protection and Criminal Justice Systems
Family Law Background Documents
- Children Come First: A Report to Parliament on the Provisions and Operation of the Federal Child Support Guidelines (2002) - Department of Justice
- Children Come First: A Report to Parliament Reviewing the Provisions and Operation of the Federal Child Support Guidelines - Volume 1 (2002) PDF Version - Department of Justice
- Children Come First: A Report to Parliament Reviewing the Provisions and Operation of the Federal Child Support Guidelines - Volume 2 (2002) PDF Version - Department of Justice Child Support Law and Legislation Canada
- Final Federal-Provincial-Territorial Report on Custody and Access and Child Support (2002) PDF Version - Department of Justice
- Federal/Provincial/Territorial Consultations on Custody, Access and Child Support (2001) PDF Version - Department of Justice
- Government of Canada's Response to the Report of the Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and Access (1999) PDF Version - Department of Justice
Family Law Research Publications
- Out-of-court dispute resolution for families experiencing separation or divorce in Canada PDF Version
- Child Support Practices in Canada: Results from the 2022 National Family Law Surveys PDF Version
- Characteristics of child support payers and recipients
- Identifying and responding to family violence in family law cases: Results from the 2019 Survey of Lawyers and Quebec Notaries on family law and family violence in Canada PDF Version - Nadine Badets and Bianca Stumpf
- User-experience testing of the HELP toolkit PDF Version – Bianca Stumpf
- Experiences of Indigenous families in the family justice system: A literature review and perspectives from legal and frontline family justice professionals PDF Version – Nicole Armos et al.
- Understanding family violence in diverse communities: What subject matter experts think family law legal advisers should know PDF Version – Bianca Stumpf
- Making appropriate parenting arrangements in family violence cases: Applying the literature to identify promising practices, 2023 PDF Version – Peter Jaffe et al.
- Child to parent violence and aggression: Reviewing the research PDF Version – Carolyn O’Connor et al.
- Perceptions of and confidence in the Canadian family justice system: Key findings from the 2022 National Justice Survey Research in Brief (2023) PDF Version – Ting Li
- Making appropriate parenting arrangements in family violence cases, 2023
- Separated and divorced parents' experiences with child support and related issues
- Voice of the Child Programs and Services in Canada by Province and Territory
- Voice of the Child Programs and Services in Canada
- Enhancing Safety: When Domestic Violence Cases are in Multiple Legal Systems (Criminal, family, child protection): A Family Law, Domestic Violence Perspective, 2013 Edition PDF Version
- Retroactive Child Support: Benefits and Burdens (Background Paper, March 2009) PDF Version - Shelley Kierstead
- The Voice of the Child in Separation/Divorce Mediation and Other Alternative Dispute Resolution Processes: A Literature Review (2009) PDF Version - Rachel Birnbaum
- The Meaning of "Ordinary Residence" and "Habitual Residence" in the Common Law Provinces in a Family Law Context (2006) PDF Version - James 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 (2006) PDF Version - Gérald Godlstein
- Making Appropriate Parenting Arrangements in Family Violence Cases (2005) PDF Version - Peter G. Jaffe, Claire V. Crooks, Nick Bala
- The Emerging Phenomenon of Collaborative Family Law (CFL): A Qualitative Study of CFL Cases (2005) PDF Version - Julie Macfarlane
- When Parents Separate: Further Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (2004) PDF Version - Heather Juby, Nicole Marcil-Gratton, Céline Le Bourdais
- Moving On: The Expansion of the Family Network After Parents Separate (2004) PDF Version - Heather Juby, Céline Le Bourdais
- High-conflict Separation and Divorce: Options for Consideration (2004) PDF Version - Glenn Gilmour
- Voice and Support: Programs for Children Experiencing Parental Separation and Divorce (2004) PDF Version - Pauline O'Connor
- Grandparent-Grandchild Access: A Legal Analysis (2003) PDF Version - Dan Goldberg
- Managing Contact Difficulties: A Child-Centred Approach (2003) PDF Version - Ronda Freeman, Gary Freeman
- The Voice of the Child in Divorce, Custody and Access Proceedings (2002) PDF Version - Ronda Bessner
- Keeping Contact with Children: Assessing the Father/Child Post-separation Relationship from the Male Perspective (2000) PDF Version - Céline Le Bourdais, Heather Juby, Nicole Marcil-Gratton
- Custody, Access and Child Support: Findings from The National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (1999) PDF Version - Nicole Marcil-Gratton, Céline Le Bourdais
- The Effects of Divorce on Children (1998) PDF Version - Research and Statistics Division
- Formula for the Table of Amounts Contained in the Federal Child Support Guidelines: A Technical Report (1997) PDF Version - Department of Justice, Child Support Team
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