LWSO 335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Legal Advice, Justifiable Homicide, North American Racing Team
3 Nov 2015
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Programs (administrative law: social benefits program, immigration clinic. Provide free legal advice to low income calgarians. Advocation and referrels, but no legal representation. Parenting orders, child support orders, spousal support orders, divorce, property. Assault: any non-consensual physical touch: clinic program. Protection against family violence act: two types of orders, effective as of june 1, 1999, purpose: prevention of family violence and make violent family members, three statute based protective orders: accountable. Emergency protection order (immediate, short term - last 30 days) No cost for clients referred from legal aid. Epo applicant: claimant= family member seeking a protection order, designated persons: police/children"s services caseworkers acting on behalf of a family member, any person on behalf of a victim, with judge"s permission. Epo enforcement: only enforceable in the province they were obtained, maximum duration of one year, but can be extended. If recent evidence that there is a continued need for protection.
