Children are impacted by separation and divorce and the impact on them will usually be worse if their parents engage in conflict.
We at the Kitsilano Family Law Group encourage separating and divorcing parents to carefully consider the impact of separation and divorce on their children.
We recommend that separating and divorcing parents obtain and view the film entitled “SPLIT - Children's Journeys through Divorce” which presents the moving, enlightening and sobering views and observations of a number of children whose parents are separating or have separated. Here is a clip from this film:
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Designated Paralegal/Legal Coach services for Self-Represented LitigantsNavigating and understanding a family law case with full representation can be daunting; now imagine doing this on your own. This is what approximately 40% of British Columbian’s are currently having to do in their own family law case.
Kitsilano Family Law: Reflections as a Summer StudentMy name is Isa Nafissi, and I am a second-year law student at the Peter Allard School of Law at UBC. This past summer, I had the opportunity to work as a summer student at Kitsilano Family Law, where I gained hands-on experience by supporting the lawyers on various cases.
Queer Separation in British ColumbiaUnder British Columbia’s Family Law Act (“FLA”) (and the Divorce Act), Queer couples enjoy the same legal rights as heterosexual couples. This means that the processes for separation, including obtaining orders or agreements on parenting arrangements, child support, spousal support, property division, and divorce, are the same for all families in British Columbia.