Improving Access to Justice through Safeguards in Parenting Assessments
Written by Gina Addario-Berry and Magal Huberman
Funded by the Law Foundation of BC, this project was conducted between June and December 2023. This project sought to identify potential options for creating these safeguards, and to make recommendations to the Ministry of the Attorney General, which is currently undertaking the Family Law Act Modernization Project.
Parenting reports in BC are often ordered under section 211 of the Family Law Act when there
are court proceedings about parenting issues. The purpose of these reports — commonly
referred to as section 211 reports — is to provide evidence to the court about the views and needs
of the children, and the ability and willingness of each parent to meet these needs.
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Editing by Naomi Pauls
Graphic design by Nadene Rehnby