Access to Justice: The DIY Index
By: John-Paul Boyd Editor’s Note: John-Paul Boyd, the Executive Director of the U of C-affiliated Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family (CRILF), started a new blog in August on Access to...
View ArticleThe Vicious Spiral of Self-Representation in Family Law Proceedings
Written by: John-Paul Boyd PDF Version: The Vicious Spiral of Self-Representation in Family Law Proceedings A lot of good research on litigants without counsel has been published in the last three...
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Learnings from the Demographic Data on Litigants Without Counsel
By: John-Paul Boyd PDF Version: Learnings from the Demographic Data on Litigants Without Counsel The demographic information on litigants without counsel available to date reveals a number of...
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How lawyers resolve family law disputes
By: John-Paul Boyd PDF Version: How lawyers resolve family law disputes This past July I was able to sample the views of 167 lawyers and judges attending the Federation of Law Societies of Canada‘s...
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Unified Family Courts: An Established Mechanism for Improving Access to Justice
By: John-Paul Boyd PDF Version: Unified Family Courts: An Established Mechanism for Improving Access to Justice Lawyers practicing in jurisdictions with multiple trial courts and no unified family...
View ArticleA Methodology for Beginning Fundamental Justice Reform
By: John-Paul Boyd PDF Version: A Methodology for Beginning Fundamental Justice Reform Discussion on the reform of civil justice in Canada reached a new crescendo last year with the publication of the...
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We Versus Me: Normative Legislation, Individual Exceptionalism and Access to...
By: John-Paul Boyd PDF Version: We Versus Me: Normative Legislation, Individual Exceptionalism and Access to Family Justice In many of Canada’s family law courts, especially our provincial courts, the...
View ArticleA Remarkable, Plain Language Judgment from the Ontario Court of Justice
By: John-Paul Boyd PDF Version: A Remarkable, Plain Language Judgment from the Ontario Court of Justice Case Commented On: R v Armitage, 2015 ONCJ 64 (CanLII) A few weeks ago, Mr. Justice Nakatsuru of...
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Family Justice 3.5: Fostering a Settlement-Oriented Legal Culture
By: John-Paul Boyd PDF Version: Family Justice 3.5: Fostering a Settlement-Oriented Legal Culture This is the note on rethinking our approach to family justice that I never thought I’d find myself...
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Polyamorous Families in Canada: Early Results of New Research from CRILF
By: John-Paul Boyd PDF Version: Polyamorous Families in Canada: Early Results of New Research from CRILF Report Commented On: Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family, Perceptions of...
View ArticleWe Versus Me: Normative Legislation, Individual Exceptionalism and Access to...
By: John-Paul Boyd PDF Version: We Versus Me: Normative Legislation, Individual Exceptionalism and Access to Family Justice In many of Canada’s family law courts, especially our provincial courts, the...
View ArticleA Remarkable, Plain Language Judgment from the Ontario Court of Justice
By: John-Paul Boyd PDF Version: A Remarkable, Plain Language Judgment from the Ontario Court of Justice Case Commented On: R v Armitage, 2015 ONCJ 64 (CanLII) A few weeks ago, Mr. Justice Nakatsuru of...
View ArticleFamily Justice 3.5: Fostering a Settlement-Oriented Legal Culture
By: John-Paul Boyd PDF Version: Family Justice 3.5: Fostering a Settlement-Oriented Legal Culture This is the note on rethinking our approach to family justice that I never thought I’d find myself...
View ArticlePolyamorous Families in Canada: Early Results of New Research from CRILF
By: John-Paul Boyd PDF Version: Polyamorous Families in Canada: Early Results of New Research from CRILF Report Commented On: Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family, Perceptions of...
View ArticleCRILF Reviews Federal Divorce Data for Alberta
By: John-Paul Boyd PDF Version: CRILF Reviews Federal Divorce Data for Alberta Report Commented On: Analysis of Data from the Federal Justice Divorce File Review Study: Report on Findings for Alberta,...
View ArticleSecond CRILF Report on Polyamory Studies Sociodemographic Attributes and...
By: John-Paul Boyd PDF Version: Second CRILF Report on Polyamory Studies Sociodemographic Attributes and Attitudes Report Commented On: “Perceptions of Polyamory in Canada”, Canadian Research Institute...
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