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BC Family Law Case Law Updates. Chapter 8: Protection Orders and Family Violence (Oct 2019)

[9:58] Lawyer Agnes Huang (Saltwater Law) discusses case law on factors to include in asking for protection orders and conduct orders. For community workers and advocates. Part 8 of 8. Topics include:

  • Section 184 of the FLA: definition of family violence
  • Broader range of what is family violence
  • father not respecting his transgender child's identity is family violence (currently being appealed)
  • protection order warranted if family violence likely to reoccur
  • if you can't get a protection order, try to get conduct orders
  • conduct orders around not drinking, not belittling the other parent through the child
  • conduct orders on what's necessary for client's circumstances

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Credits: Presentation by Agnes Huang, Saltwater Law. Filmed and edited by Paul Donovan, Focus Audio Visual Services Ltd. Production and publication coordinated by Kate Murray, Bridget Greenwood, Baljinder Gill, Ella Droko, and Brian Goncalves, Legal Aid BC. Thumbnail design by Caitlin Kuo and Brian Goncalves, Legal Aid BC.

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