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Family Law Issues for Immigrant, Refugee and Non-Status Women

This booklet provides information on immigration and family law issues that a woman may face when a relationship with a partner ends. There are sections on immigration status, abuse, moving with the children, travelling with the children, preventing child abduction, and collecting support from someone living outside Ontario.

The English version of this publication is also available in large print, braille, audio, and ASL (American Sign Language) from the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) web site.



Produced in 2008

Produced by Family Law Education for Women (FLEW)

Topics Family Law - General; Immigration and Refugee Law - General; Abuse and Family Violence - Partner abuse

Format Booklet/fact sheet/brochure; Web site/online resource

Relates to region Across Ontario

Available as

webhttp://onefamilylaw.ca/en/familylawissues
English , Web Page  
pdfhttp://www.onefamilylaw.ca/doc/FLEW_legal_EN_08.pdf
English , Adobe PDF 
12 pages
webhttp://www.undroitdefamille.ca/fr/familylawissues
French/français , Web Page  
pdfhttp://www.undroitdefamille.ca/doc/FLEW_legal_FR_08.pdf
French/français , Adobe PDF 
12 pages
pdfhttp://onefamilylaw.ca/doc/FLEW_legal_ARA_08.pdf
Arabic Arabic, Adobe PDF 
12 pages
pdfhttp://onefamilylaw.ca/doc/FLEW_legal_chs08.pdf
Chinese Chinese, Adobe PDF 
Simplified Chinese, 8 pages
pdfhttp://onefamilylaw.ca/doc/FLEW_legal_cht08.pdf
Chinese Chinese, Adobe PDF 
Traditional Chinese, 8 pages
pdfhttp://onefamilylaw.ca/doc/FLEW_legal_SOM_08.pdf
Somali Somali, Adobe PDF 
12 pages
pdfhttp://onefamilylaw.ca/doc/FLEW_legal_SP_08.pdf
Spanish Spanish, Adobe PDF 
12 pages
pdfhttp://onefamilylaw.ca/doc/FLEW_legal_TML_08.pdf
Tamil Tamil, Adobe PDF 
12 pages
pdfhttp://onefamilylaw.ca/doc/FLEW_URD_08.pdf
Urdu Urdu, Adobe PDF 
12 pages

For more information contact
Family Law Education for Women (FLEW)
Web site http://www.onefamilylaw.ca/