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A Woman's Guide to Custody, Access and Support of Dependent Children
This 41-page guide gives information about legal issues related to child custody, access, and child support and answers questions that might arise. The guide also includes a checklist to use when hiring and consulting with a lawyer, a list of legal terms and their meanings, and a list of resources available for further help.
This resource is applicable to all of Ontario but the referral information is for the Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge area.
The following topics are included in the table of contents:
- Custody and Access in Case of Separation or Divorce
- Written and Verbal Agreements
- What are Custody and Access
- Rights of Parents and Children
- Custody Agreements
- Access
- Separation Agreements
- Mediation
- Child Support
- Family Responsibility Office
- The Law, Lawyers and Legal Aid
- Finding Your Way Around the Court House
- Custody and Access When a Child Protection Agency Is Involved
- Information That May Be Helpful When Meeting With Your Lawyer
- List of Legal Terms
Produced in 2007
Produced by Social Action and Advocacy Committee (SAAC)
Topics Abuse and Family Violence - Peace bonds and restraining orders; Family Law - General; Legal System - Court systems; Legal System - Working with a lawyer; Abuse and Family Violence - Partner abuse
Format Booklet/fact sheet/brochure
Relates to region Southwestern Ontario; Across Ontario
Available as
 | http://www.ywcacambridge.ca/documents/YWCA_guide_000.pdf English , Adobe PDF (536.9 kB) 41 pages. |
For more information contact
Social Action and Advocacy Committee (SAAC)
Web site http://www.ywcakw.on.ca/
