Updated information on family law

Steps to Justice‘s family law content and CLEO’s Guided Pathways have been updated to reflect changes that took effect on March 1, 2021. The changes include:

• new and revised family law court forms
• a more detailed best interests of the child test
• a new definition of family violence that includes psychological and financial abuse
• replacing the terms custody and access with decision-making responsibility and parenting time
• requiring partners to think about using an alternative dispute resolution process or family dispute resolution process to resolve their issues out of court
• requiring a parent to give notice before relocating with their child where there is a court order about parenting

Steps in a Family Law Case and CLEO’s family print series have also been updated.

This month’s On the Radar will have more information about the changes.