Family Law Basics for Legal Support Staff 2012
Course Date: March 30, 2012
Course Date: March 30, 2012
Reliable and Repeatable SSAG Calculations
- calculating time
- determining net income
- gathering other data
- common pitfalls
John-Paul E. Boyd — Aaron Gordon Daykin Nordlinger, Vancouver
Introduction to the Family Law Act
- hello guardianship, goodbye custody
- dividing property
- new new rules
- the questions you’re most likely to be asked
John-Paul E. Boyd — Aaron Gordon Daykin Nordlinger, Vancouver
File and Document Management
- gathering information
- from your client
- from the other party
- how to run a file
- checklists and systems
- understanding your role on a family law file
- what to do with various documents
Tania Conforti — Paralegal, MacMinn & Company, Victoria
David C. Halkett — McQuarrie Hunter LLP, Surrey
Ethical Issues
- dealing with unrepresented litigants
- dealing with other lawyers
- undertakings
- the significance of your statements and your signature
Edna M. Ritchie — Lawyers Insurance Fund, Law Society of BC, Vancouver
Networking Lunch
Chambers Practice
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how to prepare successful materials
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what masters sitting in chambers look for in forms and materials
Master Peter J. Keighley — Supreme Court of BC, New Westminster
Provincial Court Practice
- filings, applications, and orders
- how upcoming changes will affect court proceedings
The Honourable Judge J.G. Cohen — Provincial Court of BC, Surrey
View From the Registry
- timelines and requirements
- what registry staff look for in applications
- using the Courts website
Emily Baxter — Field Educator, Court Services, Fraser Valley Region
Todd Rosie — Field Educator, Court Services, Vancouver Coastal Region, Vancouver
Drafting Pleadings
- starting an action
- beyond the basics
David C. Halkett — McQuarrie Hunter LLP, Surrey
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