The Impact of the Lack of Legal Aid in Family Law Cases

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Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Executive Summary
• Introduction
1. Background
2. Purpose and objective
3. Methodology
4. Limitations
• Background to family legal aid in Canada
1. The state’s obligation to provide legal aid
• Family legal aid in Canada: coverage and eligibility guidelines
• Innovative family law approaches to providing services to specific communities
1. Unbundling of legal services
2. Internet based legal services
3. Community-based information and services
4. Child representation
• Impacts of limited or reduced family legal aid funding
1. Self-representation and family justice system impacts
2. Financial and emotional impacts on litigants
• Challenges and impacts on vulnerable and marginalized groups
1. Women and family violence concerns
• Conclusions: opportunities for future research
• Appendix
1. Appendix 1: Key informant & interview guides
2. Appendix 2: Coverage and eligibility criteria for family legal aid
• References

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