AcademicResearch Report
Access to Justice in Family Law: The Legal Aid Gap in Canada
Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters2020National
Abstract
An examination of the legal aid funding crisis in Canadian family courts, including data on the proportion of self-represented litigants, the impact on case outcomes, and the disproportionate effect on women, Indigenous people, and low-income Canadians. Includes province-by-province legal aid eligibility thresholds.
Keywords
legal aidaccess to justiceself-representedfamily courtfunding
Details
- Topic
- Access to Justice
- Province
- National
- Year
- 2020
- Source
- Academic
- Document type
- Research Report
- Authors
- Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters
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