Section 211 Toolkit for Lawyers
This toolkit provides an overview of some of the major issues that lawyers may encounter when requesting or responding to psychological reports ordered under s. 211 of the Family Law Act. Section 211 reports (sometimes called “custody and access reports” in other...
WEBINAR: Decolonizing Family Law through Trauma-Informed Practice
This webinar is for lawyers, law students, advocates, or anyone working with people in the family court system. We will discuss Rise’s research in the ways that colonial law is harmful for Indigenous clients, and provide recommendations on how to decolonize family...
WEBINAR: Why Can’t Everyone Just Get Along? How BC’S Family Law System Puts Survivors in Danger
4 March 2021 11:00 am - 12:15 Rise -SFU-Webinar-advert With Margaret Jackson, Professor Emerita in the School of Criminology and Director of the FREDA Centre at Simon Fraser University, and Haley Hrymak, who works with Rise Women’s Legal Centre representing...
REPORT: Why Can’t Everyone Just Get Along: How BC’s Family Law System Puts Survivors in Danger
This project was conducted between June 2017 and May 2020 and made possible by generous funding from Women and Gender Equality Canada. The project team is grateful to the key informants and interdisciplinary experts we interviewed and consulted with throughout this...
Employment Opportunities at Rise
Employment Opportunities at Rise Rise is seeking a Project and Volunteer Coordinator. Please see details in the posting. The deadline for submitting a letter of interest for this opportunity is April 11, 2021. 2021-03-18 Employment-Project+VolunteerCoordinator Rise is...
Joint Submissions in response to BCLI Consultation Paper on Modernizing the Child, Family and Community Service Act
Submissions to the British Columbia Law Institute, developed in consultation with a group of front-line family support organizations, anti-violence advocates, family law experts and feminist legal advocates with expertise in child protection law and practice....
Financial Statement 2019-20
Rise Women's Legal Centre is pleased to offer its official Financial Statement for the fiscal year 2019-20, which have undergone a thorough professional review engagement by an outside accounting firm, and have been approved by our Board of Directors. 2019-20 Rise...
Annual Report 2020
Rise Women's Legal Centre is pleased to present its Annual Report for 2020. You'll find updates on the organization itself, along with personal accounts from Rise's staff on how we've handled the global crisis in our corner of the world, and continued to provide...
Guidelines for Parenting during COVID-19 Health Crisis-8 May 2020 Update
2020-05-08-Guidelines for Parenting during COVID-19 Health Crisis-UPDATE
Rise Women’s Legal Centre will be closed for moving from Jan 28 to Feb 5, 2020
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Rise Women's Legal Centre will be closed from January 28 to February 5, 2020 inclusive to pack and move to our new home at: 516 Richards Street, Vancouver BC, V6B 1T5. All email addresses and phone numbers are unchanged. We look forward to welcoming...