(Vancouver) As a result of legal aid cuts women are losing custody of their children, giving up valid legal rights to support, and being subjected to litigation harassment, according to a new report. It finds that women are paying a greater price for BC’s deep cuts to legal services because it is primarily family and poverty law legal aid that have been affected. Women’s need for legal...
Issue(s): Law and legal issues , Women's equality
Projects & Initiatives: Public Interest Research Project (BC)
September 25, 2004
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