December 1, 2021
Notice and best interests of the child considered at November 2021 Parentage Law Reform Project Committee Meeting
At the latest monthly meeting of BCLI’s committee considering reforms to part 3 of the Family Law Act the committee considered two issues concerning section 31 of the act, which sets out the framework for court orders declaring parentage. The first issue concerns notice of applications to court under the section. Section 31 Read more…
November 26, 2021
Manitoba introduces new parentage legislation
A bill has just been introduced in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba which will “replace” the province’s current parentage legislation and “establish new rules respecting the parentage of children conceived through assisted reproduction, including where a surrogate is used.” The provisions of the Manitoba bill most closely resemble those found in Saskatchewan’s parentage legislation, Read more…
October 29, 2021
Parentage Law Reform Project Committee completes review of court orders declaring parentage at October 2021 meeting
At this month’s meeting of BCLI’s parentage committee, the committee completed its review of section 31 of the Family Law Act. This section deals with the powers of the BC Supreme Court to make an order declaring that a person is or is not a child’s parent. In its review, the Read more…
October 20, 2021
B.C. Government implements BCLI recommendations on child employment
Young people working in British Columbia will benefit from recent changes in employment standards meant to bring the province in line with international standards for children’s work. On 15 October 2021, the B.C. government implemented revisions to B.C. employment standards in line with recommendations contained in the BCLI’s 2018 Report Read more…
October 5, 2021
Reflecting All Families – discussing the gaps and needs to transform and review legal parentage on CBA BC’s Bartalk
“Family law and fertility law will need to be proactive to meet the future challenges of assisted human reproduction and to legally recognize the intention of people wanting more autonomy over their relationship and family making options.” – Zara Suleman. Zara Suleman, who serves as the chair of BCLI’s Review Read more…