Introduction to Family Law and Procedure for Mediators

Introduction to Family Law and Procedure for mediators is a 21 hour, self-directed online course that will provide you with a working knowledge of provincial and federal legislation that is relevant to your practice as a family mediator, including relevant information on court procedures in BC and information on legal resources that can be accessed in support of families across the province. This course meets requirements for knowledge of federal and provincial legislation for mediators seeking Mediate BC’s Family designation. For more information on this course, contact [email protected].

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Course curriculum

1. Welcome to the Course
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2. Land Acknowledgement
3. Student Introductions
4. Evaluation Critieria
5. Course Overview
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6. Reflection Exercise
1. 1.1 Introduction
2. 1.2 Learning Topics
3. 1.3 Legal and Ethical Responsibilities
4. 1.4 Standards of Practice
5. 1.5 Family Violence
6. 1.6 Power Imbalance, Self Determination, Trust and Reasonableness
7. 1.7 Financial Disclosure
8. 1.8 Reflection on the Standards of Conduct
9. 1.9 Privilege and Confidentiality
10. 1.10 Legal Advice and Legal Information
11. 1.11 Bringing Joint Experts to the Table
12. 1.12 Limitation Periods
13. 1.13 Recording Mediation Outcomes
14. 1.14 Knowledge Check
1. 2.1 Introduction
2. 2.2 Learning Topics
3. 2.3 Legal Framework
4. 2.4 Legislation
5. 2.5 Divorce Act
6. 2.6 Family Law Act
7. 2.7 Child Support Guidelines
8. 2.8 Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines
9. 2.9 The Family Maintenance Enforcement Act
10. 2.10 Child Family and Community Services Act
11. 2.11 Income Tax Act
12. 2.12 Criminal Code
13. 2.13 Introduction to Courts
14. 2.14 Types of Courts and Characteristics
15. 2.15 Court Jurisdiction
16. 2.16 Court Processes
17. 2.17 Provincial Court
18. 2.18 BC Supreme Court
19. 2.19 Caselaw
20. 2.20 Knowledge Check
1. 3.1 Introduction
2. 3.2 Learning Topics
3. 3.3 Terminology
4. 3.4 Best Interests of the Child
5. 3.5 Reflection: Views of the Child
6. 3.6 Parental Responsibilities
7. 3.7 Parenting Time / Living Arrangements
8. 3.8 Temporary or Interim Agreements
9. 3.9 Contact
10. 3.10 Parenting Plans
11. 3.11 Evaluative/Non Evaluative Reports
12. 3.12 Sharing Information
13. 3.13 Existing Court Applications
14. 3.14 Relocation
15. 3.15 Change in need or circumstance
16. 3.16 Other Applications
17. 3.17 Knowledge Check
1. 4.1 Introduction
2. 4.2 Learning Topics
3. 4.3 Right of the Child
4. 4.4 Who has a Duty to Provide Child Support?
5. 4.5 How long is child support payable?
6. 4.6 Child Support Guidelines
7. 4.7 Overview of the Guidelines
8. 4.8 Living Arrangements
9. 4.9 Financial Disclosure
10. 4.10 Calculating Income
11. 4.11 Resources, Apps and Online Tools
12. 4.12 Complex Income
13. 4.13 Shareholders, directors or officers of a corporation
14. 4.14 Imputing Income
15. 4.15 Begin Creating A Child Support Checklist
16. 4.16 Special and Extraordinary Expenses
17. 4.17 Try a basic child support calculation
18. 4.18 When the child support tables may not apply
19. 4.19 Over the age of 19
20. 4.20 Undue Hardship
21. 4.21 Step-Parents
22. 4.22 Income Over 150,000
23. 4.23 Interjurisdictional Issues
24. 4.24 Tax Flags and Drafting Issues
25. 4.25 Variation, Review and Adjustment
26. 4.26 Court Applications and Processes
27. 4.27 Knowledge Check
1. 5.1 Introduction
2. 5.2 Learning Topics
3. 5.3 Who Can Claim Spousal Support
4. 5.4 Limitation Period
5. 5.5 Legal Framework for Spousal Support
6. 5.6 Entitlement to Spousal Support
7. 5.7 Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines
8. 5.8 The SSAG Formulas
9. 5.9 Quantum
10. 5.10 Duration of Support
11. 5.11 Termination Dates and Indefinite Support
12. 5.12 Income Considerations
13. 5.13 Spousal Support Calculations
14. 5.14 Exceptions
15. 5.15 Restructuring
16. 5.16 Tax Issues and Spousal Support
17. 5.17 Changes to Spousal Support: Review, Variation and Setting Aside
18. 5.18 Knowledge check
1. 6.1 Introduction
2. 6.2 Topics
3. 6.3 Who Do the Property and Debt Division Rules Apply To?
4. 6.4 Property and Debt: What is Included
5. 6.5 The Basic Rules
6. 6.6 Excluded Property
7. 6.7 Valuing Property
8. 6.8 Dealing with Particular Types of Property
9. 6.9 Activity: Complete a Property Calculation
10. 6.10 Bank Accounts
11. 6.11 Businesses and Corporate Assets
12. 6.12 Employment Pensions
13. 6.13 RRSPs
14. 6.14 Dividing Property Unequally
15. 6.15 Settling Aside Agreements
16. 6.16 Homes on Reserve Land
17. 6.17 Property and Debt Outside BC
18. 6.18 Knowledge Check
1. 7.1 Introduction
2. 7.2 Learning Topics
3. 7.3 Types of Orders
4. 7.4 Information in the Order
5. 7.5 Due Process
6. 7.6 Drafting of Orders
7. 7.7 Parenting Orders
8. 7.8 Parenting Orders: Guardianship
9. 7.9 Parenting Orders: Parental Responsibilities
10. 7.10 Parenting Orders: Information Sharing
11. 7.11 Parenting Orders: Parenting Time
12. 7.12 Contact Time
13. 7.13 Parenting Orders: Conditions Related to Parenting Time / Contact
14. 7.14 Support Orders
15. 7.15 Spousal Support
16. 7.16 Travel and Passport
17. 7.17 Conduct Orders
18. 7.18 Financial Disclosure
19. 7.19 Counsel for Children
20. 7.20 Protection Orders
21. 7.21 Orders Setting Aside or Replacing Agreements
22. 7.21 Section 211 Reports and Non-Evaluative Views of the Child Reports
23. 7.21 Enforcement Orders
24. 7.22 Property Orders
25. 7.23 Assignment: Draft a MOU
1. Course Completion
2. Course Survey

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Self-directed over a period of 3 months
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